| STATE | Matters that require a special procedure | The procedure required |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | A Parliament with two Houses; compulsory voting; single member electorates for the Assembly; the term of the Assembly; aspects of the electoral system, including approximate equality of numbers of voters in electorates and districts; and optional preferential voting, the entrenching procedure itself. | Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill by both Houses of Parliament |
| Vic | The Crown; a Parliament with two Houses; Local Government; the Supreme Court and its jurisdiction; the expenses of the Executive Council; the entrenching procedure itself. | Absolute majority in both Houses, at particular stages of passage of the amending bill |
| Qld | A single House of Parliament; the term of the Legislative Assembly, the office of Governor; local government; the entrenching procedure itself. | Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill by the Legislative Assembly |
| WA | Two Houses of the Parliament; the powers and constitution of the Parliament; the office of Governor; the entrenching procedure itself. | Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill, with absolute majorities, in both Houses |
| SA | Two Houses of the Parliament; the powers of the Legislative Council; procedures for the resolution of deadlocks; electoral divisions, including the principle of independence of the Electoral Commissioner; local government; the entrenching procedure itself. | Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill, with absolute majorities, in both Houses. |
| Tas. | The term of the House of Assembly | A two-thirds majority in the Assembly. |
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