AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Owen Dixon, Australian Communist Party V Commonwealth, Double Dissolution

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 025
• Professor: shirk

Document Summary

Legal boundaries within which legislators operate when making laws or taking action. Different boundaries apply for commonwealth and state governments. Determines the scope of power for people and government and the relationship between them. Three branches of government are players in regards to the constitution (parliament, executive, judiciary). The people of australia are also stakeholders in the constitution. Works out what the scope of power is for other. Our knowledge about the extent of the governments power under the constitution branches and holds them to account. depends on which cases have been brought to the high court. Not all areas fall clearly under the power of state or federal governments. Piece of legislation enacted by british parliament. Was enacted by british parliament which at the time was the only government with power over all colonies. Really detailed in some areas: ie. sets out what happens in double dissolution, how states can be created.