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Topic: Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990


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  Constitution of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The text of the Constitution was originally a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) or formally An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia, an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The federal distribution of legislative powers in the Australian Constitution is effected by assigning to the Commonwealth Parliament a specified list of powers relating to a range of subjects and purposes, primarily in the 40 numbered paragraphs of section 51, and leaving any powers not thus assigned to be exercised by the states.
In 1990, the British government passed the Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 to allow the Australian government to retain the original copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Constitution   (2283 words)

  
 Australian law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Australian federation After European settlement in 1788, Australia was politically organized as a number of separate British colonies, eventually six in all.
In summary, the constitutional position of the Commonwealth as a whole in relation to the United Kingdom was, originally, the same as that of the individual colonies before Federation.
A fundamental change in the constitutional structures of the British Commonwealth (formerly the British Empire, and not to be confused with the Commonwealth of Australia) did occur, however, in the late 1920s.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Australian-law   (1440 words)

  
 ozpolitics.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Case law and judicial precedents are another source of the British Constitution; for example, the principle of parliamentary sovereignty and the royal prerogative derive in part from the common law, that is to say the decisions of the courts.
To avoid confusion with the sections of the Australian Constitution, the sections of the Constitution Act are often referred to as the covering clauses to the Constitution.
According to Winterton (1983), the Australian founding fathers sought to draft a constitution that reflected the reality of a constitutional monarchy, where the Queen's powers are only exercised on the advice of her ministers and where the power to veto Bills has fallen into disuse.
www.ozpolitics.info /rules/const.htm   (1878 words)

  
 CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
futuo - CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The records of the commonwealth shall be kept in the office of the secretary, who may appoint his deputies, for whose conduct he shall be accountable, and he shall attend the governor and council, the senate and house of representatives, in person, or by his deputies, as they shall respectively require.
Notaries public shall be appointed by the governor in the same manner as judicial officers are appointed, and shall hold their offices during seven years, unless sooner removed by the governor with the consent of the council, upon the address of both houses of the legislature.
www.futuo.org /international/uk/10002.html   (5680 words)

  
 Security Interests in Australian Intellectual Property
In 1990, the High Court decided section 51(xx) did not allow the federal government to make laws for the incorporation of trading or financial corporations, as distinct from regulating the activities of such corporations once they were created.
Applying s189(1) of the Patents Act, X is the patentee and can deal with the patent as absolute owner of it and give good discharge to B. To succeed, B must be “a purchaser in good faith for value and without notice of any fraud on the part of the patentee”: Patents Act s189(2).
Recordation of a security interest or license (or other interest recorded under Pt 11) “is not proof or evidence that the person has that right or interest” (s116).
www.geocities.com /swinsonlaw/patent.html   (11911 words)

  
 Laws of United Kingdom- ITC Services Online
Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 (c.17)
Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c.35)
Landlord and Tenant (Licensed Premises) Act 1990 (c.39)
www.itc.gov.fj /lawnet/lawnetuk/1990_act.html   (84 words)

  
 PHR2004 - Commonwealth of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
However, the Interception Act safeguards need to be read alongside Part 15 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 that places obligations on telecommunications providers to provide an interception capability and positively assist law enforcement agencies in relation to interception.
Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which used to be a local authority under Commonwealth (federal) law, and was consequently covered by the federal Privacy Act, achieved self-government as a separate Territory in 1989.
The Privacy Act was amended to continue coverage, intended as an interim measure, but this remains the position, with the Privacy Commissioner in effect serving also as the ACT's Commissioner, responsible to its own government.
www.privacyinternational.org /article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-83507   (7115 words)

  
 WebLaw - Constitutional Law
Discusses whether the contemporary meanings of constitutional provisions, express or implied, are the same as their original meanings in 1900, when the Constitution was created; and the extent to which those original meanings are determined by the intentions of the people...
Established by the Commission on Government Act 1994, the Commission was asked to examine various issues and report on their relevance to the prevention of corrupt, illegal or improper conduct of public officials, including government ministers and members of Parliament.
The Australian Constitution was drafted in the 1890s in an era where the framers were unable to foresee the advent of radio broadcasting, let alone other technological advances that would affect constitutional provisions such as ss 51(v) and 51(xviii).
weblaw.edu.au /weblaw/display_page.phtml?WebLaw_Page=Constitutional+Law   (7813 words)

  
 The Australian Federal Constitution: Net Resources (Discussion #1)
Likewise, the formulation of public policy and the resolution of the merits of administrative decision-making is a function that falls within the executive province of government.
Australian commentators have of course previously considered whether all maritime cases are now in law cognisable by the Admiralty Court, but their focus seems to have been fixed on the possible consequences of some provision of the Admiralty Act 1988 exceeding the ambit of the constitutional grant of 'any' matter of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.
This principle is reflected in the provisions of the Australian Constitution.
www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au /staff/souters/constitution/issues.html   (11618 words)

  
 Official site of the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs - www.consumer.gov.au
That is, the Australian Constitution (Section 5l(xx)) empowers the Commonwealth to control and regulate certain corporations, including trading and financial corporations, on a national basis but does not extend such power to all business entities.
While the Minister may order a recall, suppliers may also be required to disclose to the public or to a particular class of persons identified in the notice the nature of the defect or the dangerous characteristic(s) of the goods and the circumstances in which the goods may be dangerous.
Where an injured person’s acts or omissions contribute to the loss, the court could reduce the amount of compensation payable to whatever extent is appropriate.
consumer.gov.au /html/Consumer_Product_Safety_Review/html/Appendix.html   (5026 words)

  
 The Australian Public Intellectual Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Publications about FCAATSI are for the most part either personal histories or academic analyses focusing on the organisation’s high and low points.
The oral record provides us with a picture of the kinds of transactions involved at ground level when, in response to government initiative, people plan, and organise, and gain some control over their lives.
6 The other Constitutional change was the repeal of section 127 which read: ‘In reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth, or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth, aboriginal natives shall not be counted’.
www.api-network.com /articles/index.php?jas67_taffe   (7538 words)

  
 Power Line: March 2005 Archives
By contrast, it is easy to talk about amending the constitution, and such talk is, perhaps, one way to prevent judges from abusing their power to the point that amending the constitution becomes a realistic option.
Australian microbiologist Rod Barton, who took part in Iraq Survey Group interrogations, said in a recent Australian Broadcasting Corp. interview that the disposal was carried out in July 1991, when Iraqi orders were issued to destroy all bioweapons agents immediately.
The hard copy ballots that were to be sent to alumni in early March did not make it into the mail until some time last week.
powerlineblog.com /archives/2005_03.php   (12731 words)

  
 The Good Citizen: Links
Celebrates that fact that women from all sections of society now have the opportunity to contribute their perspective on the Constitution.
The Australian Capital Territory Attorney General's Portfolio delivers a range of legal services to the Government and community of the city-state surrounding Canberra (the Capital of Australia).
A concise record of events during the year prior to August 1991, including detailed diary entries for the last few days in August leading up to the Coup.
www.abc.net.au /ola/citizen/links/linkscomp.htm   (1193 words)

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