LAW115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Australian Electoral Commission, Primary And Secondary Legislation, Responsible Government
29 Jun 2018
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LAW115 LECTURE 30/4/18
WK8; THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION AND THE SEPARATION OF POWERS
THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION
Origins of the current system
- Passed as part of an Act of the British Parliament in 1900: The Commonwealth of
Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) cl 9.
- In-force 1 January 1901.
- Federation of Australia formed: six separate British self-governing colonies became
the Commonwealth of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania,
South Australia and Western Australia.
Territories
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Document Summary
Wk8; the australian constitution and the separation of powers. Passed as part of an act of the british parliament in 1900: the commonwealth of. Federation of australia formed: six separate british self-governing colonies became the commonwealth of australia: new south wales, victoria, queensland, tasmania, Commission, as of 6 june 2011 there been a total of 44 referendums held, The purpose of parliament is to represent the interests of australians and to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the nation" (australian. The senate represents the states and mainland territories. Parliament makes laws in the form of statutes (primary legislation). The executive administers those laws under the powers given by the primary legislation. This administration is often given effect by delegated legislation (subordinate legislation) made by the executive. This allows the executive to implement and administer the law. Usually takes the form of regulations, orders, rules, by-laws and other instruments.
