LAW1111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Royal Assent, Drafter, Primary And Secondary Legislation
TOPIC&4:&WORKING&WITH&LEGISLATION&
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-Terminology-!
• Legislation!
o Statutes!(i.e.!acts!made!by!parliament)!
o Delegated!legislation!(i.e.!rules,!regulations,!the!
power!delegated!to!other!executes!to!make!rules!and!
regulations)!
• Statutes!
o Acts!made!by!Parliament!(either!state!or!fed)!
• Bills!
o Acts!before!they!are!enacted!to!become!law!
o Clauses!=!sections!before!bill!becomes!enacted!as!
law!
• Subordinate!Acts!(a.k.a.!delegated!legislation)!
o Laws!made!by!individuals!or!bodies,!authorised!to!do!so!by!Parliament!
o Sometimes!there!are!rules,!guidelines,!regulations,!ordinates!
-Where!does!law-making!power!come!from?-!
• The!Constitution!of!Australia!Section!1!(1900):!
“The!legislative!power!of!the!Commonwealth!
shall!be!vested!in!a!Federal!Parliament,!which!
shall!be!vested!in!a!Federal!Parliament,!which!
shall!consist!of!the!Queen,!a!Senate,!and!a!
House!of!Representatives!and!which!is!
hereinafter!called!‘the!Parliament’!or!‘the!
Parliament!of!the!Commonwealth’!”!
• Australia!has!a!federal!system!of!government!!
o Political!power!is!shared!between!a!central!
government,!the!Commonwealth!
government,!6!states!and!2!territories!(all!
have!law-making!power)!c.f.!UK!(unitary!
system)!
• How!statutes!are!made?!
o The!Constitution!of!Australia!Section!
51:!Sets!out!specific!powers!that!the!
Commonwealth!has!to!make!law!
(specifically!refers!to!defence,!
marriage,!divorce,!taxation,!
immigration,!etc.!(other!powers)!=>!
Known!as!concurrent!powers!
o The!constitution!of!Australia!Section!
109:!In!the!event!of!an!inconsistency!
between!a!Commonwealth!and!a!
state!law,!the!Commonwealth!law!
will!prevail!
o Residual!power!
o Constitution!Act!1975!(Vic)!Section!16:!“The![Victorian]!Parliament!shall!have!power!to!
make!laws!in!and!for!Victoria!in!all!cases!whatsoever”!
-How!does!a!Bill!become!an!Act?-!
Document Summary
Where does law-making power come from?: the constitution of australia section 1 (1900): The legislative power of the commonwealth shall be vested in a federal parliament, which shall be vested in a federal parliament, which shall consist of the queen, a senate, and a. House of representatives and which is hereinafter called the parliament" or the. Parliament of the commonwealth" : australia has a federal system of government, political power is shared between a central government, the commonwealth government, 6 states and 2 territories (all have law-making power) c. f. Uk (unitary system: how statutes are made, the constitution of australia section. Commonwealth has to make law (specifically refers to defence, marriage, divorce, taxation, immigration, etc. (other powers) => Known as concurrent powers: the constitution of australia section. 2nd reading is especially important, because it provides information as to the purpose of the bill (i. e. why the minister is putting the. Bill forward and what the content of the bill is).
