Timeline Monday 3 March 1986

Events on Monday 3 March 1986 2

• 1986 Australia Act 1986 Australia severs remaining legal ties to the UK Parliament The Australia Act ended the ability of the British Parliament to legislate for Australia and abolished remaining appeals from Australian courts to the Privy Council. Parallel acts were passed by the UK and Australian parliaments to take effect simultaneously. It completed the country's legal independence begun by the Statute of Westminster.
• 1986 Metallica release Master of Puppets Thrash masterpiece Often called the greatest metal album, the first in the Library of Congress registry.