Constitutional amendments enacted in March 2026 following the failed 2025 referendum
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- Nauru
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- 83
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- English
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- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official sourceArticle 83 Right to mine phosphate
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the right to mine phosphate is vested in the
Republic of Nauru.
[cl (1) subst GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968]
(2) Nothing in this Constitution makes the Government of Nauru responsible for the
rehabilitation of land from which phosphate was mined before the first day of July,
One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven.
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Constitutional amendments enacted in March 2026 following the failed 2025 referendum · nauru.gov.nr · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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