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There exists a mechanism to uplift a matter to the Supreme Court of Western Australia from the Magistrates court to an aggrieved litigant. MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 – SECT 36 36 . Supreme Court’s powers to control Court (1) If a person is Read More …
An informative source on the High Court of Australia’s view of the construction of Acts, the Constitution, and how they are to be construed and interpreted. HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA State of Tasmania Plaintiff; and Commonwealth of Australia and State of Victoria Defendants. H C of A 8 June 1904 Read More …
A Summary of section 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution and related case law surrounding the subject matter of “Forced Vaccinations”, Constitution Watch would like to thank Carl Agar for his contribution to the Site. The powers of the Commonwealth with respect to legislating on medical issues is one of the items in section 51 Read More …
The House of Lords in the Sussex Peerage Case12 in which Tindal LCJ said: The only rule for the construction of Acts of Parliament is, that they should be construed according to the intent of the Parliament which passed the Act. If the words of the Statute are in themselves precise and unambiguous, then no more can be necessary Read More …
The focus of attention in the argument of Mobil is not the defendant, but the group members. That inverts the usual principle as to the jurisdiction of a court, which is the capacity to exercise power over a defendant. In Laurie v Carroll9, Dixon CJ, Williams and Webb JJ quoted the statement of Viscount Haldane10 Read More …
“At a time of global power shifts, increasingly fragmented and insular national politics, and events characterised as ‘profound’ blows to fundamental freedoms being played out across the globe, the Law Council believes it is time to consider a renewed commitment to the fundamental, universal norms of human rights – born out of the horrors of Read More …
” the relevant cases that the factors determining whether an act by a judge is a “judicial” one relate to the nature of the act it self, i.e, whether it is a function normally performed by a judge, and the expectations of the parties,i.e, whether they dealt with the judge in his judicial capacity.”435 U.S Read More …
Whether or not there was a general principle depending upon necessity or upon an implied mandate from the lawful Sovereign, which recognised the need to preserve law and order within territory controlled by a usurper, no such principle could override the legal right of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to make such laws as Read More …
This study focuses on the three statutory oaths which the new sovereign must swear at accession and coronation. Because these oaths are enshrined in statute, it would require amending legislation to revise and update them. We explain the history and background of each of the oaths, before discussing how they might be revised, if there Read More …
Australian Treaty Series 1985 No 4 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CANBERRA Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning Sovereignty and Maritime Boundaries in the area between the two Countries, including the area known as Torres Strait, and Related Matters (Sydney, 18 December 1978) Entry into force: Read More …