LAW1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Of The United Kingdom
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Parliamentary sovereignty and plenary legislative power: the uk parliament is said to be sovereign, and enjoy plenary legislative power. Parliamentary sovereignty in australia: australian parliaments are limited in their power by the constitution, the high court will only invalidate australian laws for lack of compliance with the constitution, not because they are bad, unjust, or morally wrong. Members of the legislative council, designed to resolve differences between the two houses regarding disputed bills: from this point forward, the life of the disputed bill has two alternative paths. Legislative assembly, causing a new election to be held for both. Houses of parliament, a process known as a double dissolution; or: the premier can withdraw the deadlocked bill until the following election, the government can again present the deadlocked bill to the legislative. Assembly following the (cid:494)double dissolution(cid:495) election or the next fixed. Premier(cid:495)s advice, call for a joint sitting of both houses of parliament to term election.
