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In January 1649 the commons resolved: ‘that the commons of England, in Parliament assembled, do declare, that the people are, under God, the original of all just power’ and indeed that the commons ‘being chosen by, and representing the people, have the supreme power in this Nation’ and again ‘that whatever is enacted or declared Read More …
THE MEANING OF CONSTITUTIONAL SUPREMACY Under this doctrine, if a law or contract violates any norm of the Constitution, that law or contract, whether promulgated by the legislative or by the executive branch or entered into by private persons for private purposes, is null and void and without any force and effect. Thus, since the Read More …
An estate in Fee Simple approaches as near to absolute ownership as the system of tenure will allow. It is capable of existing as long as there are heirs-at-law of the ownership for the time being, and since the law does not expect that there will be a failure of heirs, the duration of the Read More …
The Victorian Bar’s concerns about provisions of the Omnibus Bill, tabled in Parliament on 17 September 2020, refer principally to the broad and generic criteria on which “authorised officer” appointments may be made under s. 30 of the Act. The proposed criteria potentially open the door for those who are not trained as health professionals Read More …
(Speech by the Honourable Justice Nye Perram, Federal Court of Australia, at the La Trobe Law School Symposium on the coherence of statutory interpretation, Friday 18 November 2016) This broad topic was given to me by Professor Keyzer and may I say, at once, that it is not only imposing but also, potentially, ambiguous. Read More …
Aren’t all children born in Australia, ‘Australian’? Not necessarily. This used to be the case. Until 1986 every child born in this country automatically became an Australian citizen at birthno matter who the parents were. Only children of foreign diplomats and ‘enemy aliens’ did not become Australian citizens. If you Read More …
This is an excerpt of the Australian Flags booklet and deals with The protocols for the appropriate use and flying of the flag. Commercial Use of the Flag The Flag or Flag Image The Australian National Flag, or representation of the flag, may be used for commercial or advertising purposes without formal permission, subject to Read More …
Our corporate plan outlines our focus for the next four years, the strategies we will use to achieve our purpose, and how we will measure our success. We work to achieve our purpose through our goals of fostering confidence, delivering value, effective services and quality information. As we look to the future, our achievement of these Read More …
The contents of this document can be applied to all Commonwealth countries under the Monarch. SEDITION AT COMMAN LAW In England the crime of sedition has been known for centuries. There were mainly three statues which provided punishment for the publication of written or spoken words against the Government. These were the Common Law of Read More …
In the autumn of 1944, fearful of the advancing Red Army, approximately 80,000 Estonians left their country behind and escaped to Germany and Sweden, later moving also to the UK, the US, Canada and Australia; it’s time to look back and remember the plight of our Estonian parents and grandparents who fled their homeland to Read More …