The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938) is a federal territory of Australia containing the Australian capital city of Canberra. It is home to many important institutions of the federal government, national monuments and museums.
On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Section 125 of the new Australian Constitution provided that land, situated in New South Wales and at least 100 miles (160 km) from Sydney, would be ceded to the new federal government. Following discussion and exploration of various areas within New South Wales, the Seat of Government Act 1908 was passed in 1908 which specified a capital in the Yass-Canberra region. The territory was transferred to the federal government by New South Wales in 1911, two years prior to the capital city being founded and formally named as Canberra in 1913.
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