LAW1112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Unbridled, Document Management System, Centrelink
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Important that executive branch is supervised and constrained: dixon j"s observation in australian communist party v commonwealth. Australian state: the ministers of the gov, the cabinet, comprised of prime minister (federal level) and premier (state level), and. Includes gov departments (eg. departments of health, defence & education: broad entity, agencies. Statutory office-holders: police forces and armed forces. In practice there is a vast difference b/w members of the executive mentioned in the. S 61 of the australian const: the executive power of the commonwealth is vested in the queen and is exercisable by the governor-general as the queen"s representative. Ss 62 & 63: there is a federal executive council, made up of ministers chosen by the governor- General: the body which formally advises the gov-general on the administration of the. Commonwealth of aus: executive council generally meets every 2 weeks, meetings generally held at.
