1926_Australian_referendum_(Industry_and_Commerce)
1926 Australian referendum (Industry and Commerce)
Unsuccessful proposal to expand Commonwealth power on Industry and Commerce
The Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) Bill 1926,[1] was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to extend the Commonwealth legislative power in respect to corporations, and to give it the power to make laws with respect to trusts and combinations in restraint of trade, trade unions and employer associations. It was put to voters for approval in a referendum held on 4 September 1926.