States — Independence — Effect on individuals — Consequences of attaining statehood — Australia attaining independence by Statute of Westminster 1931 (Imperial) — Allegiance to the Crown of the United Kingdom superseded by allegiance to the Queen in her capacity as Queen of Australia — Whether nationality affected by change of sovereignty — Whether preserving the status of a British citizen — British Nationality Act 1948 (UK) — Queen as Head of the Commonwealth — Whether expression “British subject” and “Commonwealth citizen” having same meaning — Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Commonwealth)

Nationality — Individuals — Change of status of territory — Independence — Australia — Whether affecting nationality of individuals — The law of Australia