LAWS1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Inherent Jurisdiction, Primary And Secondary Legislation, Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902
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S 128 and hc interpretations apply: 1) absolute majority i(cid:374) (cid:271)oth houses o(cid:396) o(cid:374)e house t(cid:449)i(cid:272)e (cid:894)(cid:858)(cid:373)a(cid:455)(cid:859)(cid:895) fo(cid:396) (cid:396)efe(cid:396)e(cid:374)du(cid:373, 2) at referendum. Majority of people in majority of states (excludes territories) However, subject to manner and form requirements (clva s5 and australia acts s6) Plenary powers (union steamship co v king) Clva s 5 and aus act s 6. 1) whether the provision is double entrenched. 2) is the manner and form requirement valid: valid: Absolute majority (ma(cid:396)(cid:395)uet(cid:859)s (cid:272)ase (cid:858)(cid:396)epeal(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)a(cid:373)e(cid:374)d(cid:859) a(cid:272)t(cid:895) Referendum (ag v trethowan attempt to abolish nsw legislative council) Not abdication because legislature represents the people. Prescribing content of future law (d(cid:396)ai(cid:374)age(cid:859)s (cid:272)ase rpa amending law cppp) Abdication of parliamentary power (westlakes executive contract (cid:858)(cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t(cid:859)(cid:895) Has to be about parliament (e. g. not matters relating the judiciary) Constitution composition of the parliament/houses (taylor v ag attempt to abolish qld legislative council)
