<Tr> <Th> Date of Royal Assent </Th> <Td> 4 December 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date commenced </Th> <Td> 3 March 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Status: Current legislation </Td> </Tr> <Table> Australia Act 1986 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Parliament of the United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to give effect to a request by the Parliament and Government of the Commonwealth of Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Citation </Th> <Td> 1986 c. 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dates </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal assent </Th> <Td> 17 February 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Commencement </Th> <Td> 3 March 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Text of statute as originally enacted </Th> </Tr> </Table>

When did the united kingdom cease to have legislative limitations over australia’s states