11. This event demonstrated the legal independence of the Dominion monarchies established by the Statute of Westminster . 12. The Statute of Westminster 1931 made Canada much closer to being independent, but not completely. 13. "' Dominions "'were Statute of Westminster granted them full legislative independence. 14. The government's claim regarding the Statute of Westminster was based on two principal theories. 15. The "'Statute of Westminster 1931 "'is an no longer Commonwealth realms. 16. The Statute of Westminster took effect immediately in Canada, the Irish Free State and South Africa. 17. The declaration was ratified by the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931. 18. Besides this, Canada had limited powers over her own foreign affairs until the Statute of Westminster 1931. 19. Under the Statute of Westminster , Tuvalu has a common monarchy with Britain and the other Commonwealth realms. 20. The Statute of Westminster 1931 would have made Newfoundland much closer to being independent, but not completely.
