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What gives the commonwealth parliament its power to make laws about marriage?
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The power comes from section 51 of the Australian Constitution, which explicitly gives the commonwealth the power to legislate in that area.
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What specific power allows the commonwealth parliament to legislate in the area of defence?
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What does section 51 of the Australian Constitution allow the parliament to do?
Section 51 of the Constitution provides that the Commonwealth Parliament has power ‘to make laws for the peace order and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to’ an enumerated list of topics.
What areas do both federal and state look after in Australia?
The Australian Constitution gives the commonwealth parliament the ability to legislate on a range of issues, but it doesnt take away that power from the states. (Although, a commonwealth law will prevail over a state law) so with few exceptions, the feds and the states look after the same things.
Where does the high court its power?
Chapter 3 of the constitution (sections 71 to 80) deal with the Judiciary . Section 71 establishes the court, section 73 and 75 gives the High Court jurisdiction and 76 allows the commonwealth parliament to give the High Court jurisdiction.
Where does the high court get its power?
Chapter 3 of the constitution (sections 71 to 80) deal with the Judiciary . Section 71 establishes the court, section 73 and 75 gives the High Court jurisdiction and 76 allows the commonwealth parliament to give the High Court jurisdiction.
What is meant the the division of power in the Australian Constitution?
Main article: Federalism in Australia The Constitution sets up the Commonwealth of Australia as a federal polity, with enumerated limited specific powers conferred on the Federal Parliament. The State Parliaments are not assigned specific enumerated powers; rather the powers of their predecessor colonial Parliaments are continued except insofar as they are expressly withdrawn or vested exclusively in the Federal Parliament by the Constitution. An alternative model, the Canadian, in which it is the regional (State) units who are assigned a list of enumerated powers, was rejected by the framers. The bulk of enumerated powers are contained in section 51 and section 52. Section 52 powers are 'exclusive' to the Commonwealth (although some section 51 powers are in practice necessarily exclusive, such as the power with respect to borrowing money on the public credit of the Commonwealth in paragraph (iv), and the power to legislate with respect to matters referred to the Commonwealth by a State in paragraph (xxxvii)). By contrast, the subjects in section 51 can be legislated on by both state and Commonwealth parliaments. However, in the event of inconsistency or an intention by the Commonwealth to cover the field the Commonwealth law prevails by section 109. Both concurrent (section 51) and exclusive (section 52) powers are stated to be "subject to this Constitution". As a result, the Commonwealth's law-making power is subject to the limitations and guarantees in the Constitution (both express and implied). For example, section 99 forbids the Commonwealth from giving preference to any State or part of a State "by any law or regulation of trade, commerce, or revenue". And as discussed below, an implied guarantee of freedom of political communication has been held to limit the Commonwealth's power to regulate political discourse. The list of powers assigned to the Federal Parliament is quite similar to that assigned by the United States Constitution to the Congress, but is in some respects broader: for instance, it includes "astronomical and meteorological observations", marriage and divorce, and interstate industrial relations. The interpretation of similar heads of power - for instance the Trade and Commerce Power in Australia and the Commerce Clause in the US - has in some cases been different. The constitution also provides some opportunities for Federal-State co-operation: any State can "refer" a "matter" to the Commonwealth Parliament, and the Commonwealth Parliament can exercise, "at the request or with the concurrence of the Parliaments of all the States directly concerned", any power which, at the time of Federation, could be exercised only by the British Parliament. (Source Wikipedia)
Which Australian government is in charge of the postal service?
Section s51(v) of the Australian Constitution gives the commonwealth the power to legislate over postal services.
Does Australia have a constitution that describes how the government functions?
Yes, Australia has had a constitution for its entire history as a country which sets out the institutions and branches of government. It creates the Parliament, the Judiciary, the Executive and the like.
What is the House of representatives role in Australia?
Together with the Senate, the House of Reps constitutes the parliament, which is responsible for passing laws in issues that the commonwealth have power over. The House of Reps is also where it is decided who will for government.
What does civil power mean?
The collective power of the people or the commonwealth.
What is a supreme or subordinate constitution?
The Parliament which have unlimited power then the constitution of that parliament is supreme constitution. On the other hand,the parliament which have not unlimited power then the constitution of that parliament is subordinate constitution.
Was powerlifting included in the 2010 commonwealth games?
No, Power-lifting was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
