70616 Study Guide - Final Guide: William Deane, Consolidated Fund, Susan Crennan
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61-63: there are four categories of executive power, prerogative power of the crown, nationhood power, statutory power (not examinable, power to enter into contracts and spend money. Nationhood power: s. 51 (xxxix) & s. 61. S 51: (xxxix) matters incidental to the execution of any power vested by this. Constitution in the parliament or in either house thereof, or in the government of the commonwealth, or in the federal judicature, or in any department or officer of the commonwealth. S 61: executive power: the executive power of the commonwealth is vested in the. Limited by reference to the broad division of responsibilities between the. Commonwealth and the states achieved by the distribution of legislative powers. Davis v cth 1988 formalised the nationhood power: It included such powers (cid:498)as may be deduced from the establishment and nature of the. Implied power to be exercised only for the benefit of the nation: first.
