[femto]

Apparently those words mean NZ is "pre-approved" to join the Commonwealth of Australia and she can unilaterally join at a time of her choosing [1]. If true, it would make for an interesting scenario if acted upon.

[1] http://www.diskiller.net/nzstatehood/

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The words are actually in section 6 (definitions) of the preamble, not section 6 in the main body of the constitution.

[batiudrami]

Hah, yeah I wasn't really suggesting it. Just one of those quirks. I am no lawyer but I suspect we couldn't write up some paperwork to claim a country without them agreeing to it anyway.