The '''Principality of Hutt River''', often referred to by its former name, the '''Hutt River Province''', was ana [[micronation]] in [[Australia]], proclaimed on 21 April 1970 when farmer [[Leonard Casley]] declared his farm to be a [[sovereign state]], the "Hutt River Province". He claimed to have [[secede]]d from Australia, which occurred during his dispute with the authorities concerning wheat [[production quota]]s. A few years later, Casley began styling himself as "Prince Leonard" and granting family members royal titles, although he did not include the word "[[principality]]" in the official name until 2006. In 2017, Casley's claim to rulership was taken over by his son Graeme,<ref name="mobile.abc.net.au">{{cite news |url=http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/prince-leonard-of-hutt-river-principality-abdicates-to-son/8232730?pfmredir=sm |title=Prince Leonard of Hutt River Principality abdicates to son Graeme |publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |author=Sarah Taillier |date=1 February 2017 |accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38980583 |title=Australian micronation 'prince' abdicates after 46 years |date=15 February 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=20 September 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-12/prince-leonard-abdicates-long-live-prince-graeme/8262748 |title=Hutt River Principality now ruled by Prince Graeme as Prince Leonard stands aside |date=11 February 2017 |work=ABC News |access-date=20 September 2017 |language=en-AU |author1=Sarah Taillier |author2=Sebastian Neuweiler}}</ref> who dropped the claim to sovereignty on 3 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principality-hutt-river.com/Media_Release/PHR_MEDIA_RELEASE_27_Dec_2019.htm |title=Principality of Hutt River to close its borders! |date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="www.watoday.com.au">{{cite web |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/end-of-an-empire-hutt-river-to-rejoin-australia-after-50-years-20200803-p55i1u.html |last=Hedley |first=Kate |title=End of an empire: Hutt River to rejoin Australia after 50 years |work=WA Today |date=3 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>
The claimed territory was located {{cvt|517|km|mi}} north of [[Perth]], near the town of [[Northampton, Western Australia|Northampton]] in the state of [[Western Australia]]. It had an area of {{Convert|75|km2|sqmi}}, making it larger than [[List of sovereign states and dependencies by area|several recognized countries]]. It was not recognised as a country by the Australian Government nor any other national government, and the [[High Court of Australia]] and [[Supreme Court of Western Australia]] rejected submissions arguing that it was not subject to Australian laws.<ref>''Casley v Commissioner of Taxation'' [2007] HCATrans 590; ''Casley v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation'' [2017] WASCA 196, [8].</ref>
