 Wran had tested the British ministers by requesting the Governor of New South Wales not be told of his impending re-appointment.When British officials ignored this request, Wran took it as proof of their willingness to interfere in Australian state affairs.Buckingham Palace was alarmed at the impending bill, and when it was passed through both houses of the New South Wales Parliament, Lord Carrington wrote to Sir Roden Cutler, the state's Governor, telling him that the Queen would refuse the Royal Assent to the bill.