POL101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kenneth Wheare, Commonwealth V Tasmania, Council Of Australian Governments
30 Aug 2018
School
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The method of dividing powers so that the general and regional governments are each, within a sphere, coordinate and independent (sir kenneth wheare, 1963 federal. Why federalism in australia: arguments based on security concerns, arguments from economic efficiency and progress, arguments based on an incipient nationalism amongst elites, which increasingly viewed the antipodean settler colonies in national terms. Arguments for federalism: a division of powers between different tiers of government, each with their own delimited sphere of jurisdiction, lessens the likelihood of power concentrations and thus the domination of an all-powerful state over the individual. Improves the prospects of regional economic development, as revenues that would otherwise be controlled by the center, are controlled by the regions/states. Federalism in australia: the constitution gives states the right to legislate in areas not explicitly assigned to the. Shifting power in federalism: seems clear that the original framers of the constitution were wedded to the idea of.
