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Section 51(xxix) Of The Australian Constitution
Section 51(xxix) of the Australian Constitution is a subsection of Section 51 of the Australian Constitution that gives the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia the right to legislate with respect to "external affairs". In recent years, most attention has focused on the use of the power to pass legislation giving effect within Australia to its obligations under international treaties and conventions. In some cases, as with human rights or environmental protection, the activities regulated by treaty-implementing legislation have not been international in nature but rather located solely within Australia or even solely within a particular State. In Australia, developments in international law have no direct effect for domestic purposes unless a deliberate law-making act by the proper law-making authority has "transformed" the international rule into a domestic rule. Origins According to Constitutional law academic Michael Coper, it is "not entirely clear what the founding father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section 51 Of The Australian Constitution
Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia enumerates the legislative powers granted to Federal Parliament by the Australian States at Federation. The list contains 39 subsections, each referred to as a 'head of power' under which the parliament is empowered to make laws. The section is not an exhaustive list, as the federal parliament is authorized to enact legislation outside of those topics by certain other sections in the Constitution, such as sections 52 and 128. Australian States may still enact legislation upon the topics in section 51; but Federal law prevails to the extent of any conflict of laws. Powers of the Parliament Federation was intended to address problems caused by having the separate colonies on the one continent. Section 51 therefore encompasses a group of powers (known as heads of power) which reflect what powers the Commonwealth was viewed as needing to solve those problems. The most important heads of power in terms of supporting contemporary Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales V Commonwealth (1975)
''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' may refer to a number of High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ... cases: * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1908) 7 CLR 179 * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1915) 20 CLR 54, Wheat Case * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1932) 46 CLR 155, Garnishee Case No 1 * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1975) 135 CLR 337, Seas and Submerged Lands Case * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1983) 151 CLR 302, Hospital Benefits Fund Case * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (1990) 169 CLR 482, Incorporation Case * ''New South Wales v Commonwealth'' (2006), WorkChoices Case {{Caselaw disambiguation High Court of Australia cases Australian constitutional law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria V Commonwealth (1996)
''Victoria v Commonwealth'' may refer to a number of High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ... cases: * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1926) 38 CLR 399, the ''Federal Aid Roads Act'' case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1937) 58 CLR 618, the Kakariki/Shipwrecks case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1957) 99 CLR 575, the Second Uniform Tax case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1971) 122 CLR 353, the Payroll Tax case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1975) 134 CLR 81, the ''Petroleum and Minerals Authority Act'' case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1975) 134 CLR 338, the Australian Assistance Plan case * ''Victoria v Commonwealth'' (1996) 187 CLR 416, the ''Industrial Relations Act'' case {{Caselaw disambiguation Case law disambiguation pages High Court o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richardson V Forestry Commission Of Tasmania
''Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania''. is an Australian legal decision in which the High Court of Australia upheld a Commonwealth law providing interim protection of an area of Tasmanian wilderness while an inquiry assessed what parts of the wilderness should be listed for World Heritage protection. It implemented the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection, the last time this part of the Australian Constitution was used was in 1983 Tasmanian Dams Case ''Commonwealth v Tasmania'' (popularly known as the ''Tasmanian Dam Case'') was a significant Australian court case, decided in the High Court of Australia on 1 July 1983. The case was a landmark decision in Australian constitutional law, an .... References External links * External affairs power in the Australian Constitution cases Forestry in Australia High Court of Australia cases Tasmanian forests 1988 in case law 1988 in Australian law 1988 in the environment< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosecute
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person. Prosecutor as a legal professional Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree, and are recognised as suitable legal professionals by the court in which they are acting. This may mean they have been admitted to the bar, or obtained a comparable qualification where available - such as solicitor advocates in England and Wales. They become involved in a criminal case once a suspect has been identified and charges need to be filed. They are employed by an office of the government, with safeguards in place to ensure such an office can successfully pursue the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyukhovich V Commonwealth
''Polyukhovich v The Commonwealth'' [1991] HCA 32; (1991) 172 Commonwealth Law Reports, CLR 501, commonly referred to as the ''War Crimes Act Case'', was a significant case decided in the High Court of Australia regarding the scope of the external affairs power in section 51(xxix) of the Constitution of Australia, section 51(xxix) of the Constitution and the judicial power of the The Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth. Background Th''War Crimes Act 1945'' (Cth)provided that any person who committed a war crime between 1 September 1939 and 8 May 1945 was guilty of an indictable offence. Ivan Polyukhovich, Ivan Timofeyevich Polyukhovich had been charged under the Act with war crimes, alleged to have been committed between September 1942 and May 1943 in Ukraine while it was under German occupation in World War II. Polyukhovich's lawyers argued that the law was beyond the scope of Commonwealth legislative power in section 51(vi) (defence) and section 51(xxix) (external affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas V Mowbray
''Thomas v Mowbray'', was a decision handed of the High Court of Australia on 2 August 2007 concerning the constitutional validity of "interim control orders" under the Commonwealth ''Criminal Code''. The case was brought by Joseph Terrence Thomas (referred to as "Jihad" Jack Thomas by the media), where he sought to challenge the interim control order that had been placed on him by a Federal Magistrate. The High Court ruled, by a 5:2 majority, that interim control orders were constitutional. Background facts Thomas had been the first Australian to be convicted under anti-terrorism laws introduced in Australia after the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States.Thomas convicted under terror laws |