The Creation of Federal Laws in Australia The Commonwealth of Australia was created with the 1901 unification of six recently independent British colonies. All were solidified under the authorship of a Constitution that same year which predicated the form of government and the legal orientation of the new nation. (AG, p. 1) In doing so, it also vested the power to create federal laws in Australian Parliament and, in one sense, gave it exclusive authority to do so. And in this sense, one might render
Media Law in Australia Objective The objective of this work in writing is to examine media law in Australia and to answer the question of whether journalists should receive protection against revealing their sources in court. This work will discuss the merits of each side of the argument. Introduction Journalists are reported to be susceptible to being jailed for refusing to reveal their sources in court while simultaneously, journalist complain "they are denied access to information, particularly
In Australia, present laws regulating human rights are protected in unlike most similar liberal democracies; Australia has no Bill of Rights to protect human rights in a single document. Rather rights may be found across the Constitution, common law and legislation – Acts passed by the Commonwealth Parliament or State or Territory Parliaments. This allows legislatures and judiciaries a complementary role in protecting rights. This is the most fluid and flexible system but the least secure in terms
Introduction In fact, Australia insolvency law is known as one of the best insolvency law in western country. It provide a stable and fair circumstance for economy growth. The complete set of organizational structure make sure that the procedures are functional correct. The effective supervisory mechanism and detail rules can protect the legal interest of creditors. The creative voluntary administration provide precious opportunities for insolvent company to restart their business. However, recently
October 2014 Abortion Laws are Unconstitutional The issue of abortion has always been rising throughout the years. Is it power to the fetus or to the women? The famous Roe v. Wade trial, which was supposed to settle the idea and was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that was supposed to decide the issue of abortion. It was ruled in 1973, that the right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, extended to a woman’s decision to have an abortion, but that the
Title – Laws against Abortion Complete the sentence "The Purpose of this Paper is . . ." The purpose of this paper is to show how the states are creating laws to try and prohibit abortions and how these laws are putting unnecessary hardships on the women trying to receive them. Introduction Abortion is a controversial topic within the United States; states are allowed to make different laws in regards to the topic but must not go against the 14th amendment of the constitution. Many laws that have
by a system of rules known simply as the law which are officially recognised and imposed on states to govern behavior. Some form of law has always existed in human history whether it be in an unwritten customary form or in a written format like a constitution (Milgate P, 2013). The law and legal system around the world has developed throughout history to the point that there are many different categories and sub categories of law. In modern day Australia, the legal system has been modelled after
intellectual property law is the Trade Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), which gives individual rights such as patent, designs, and trademark. Intellectual property is contained in the Article 2(viii) of the convention, which led the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Literary works, inventions, discoveries, trademarks, and industrial designs are among the rights that are provided in WIPO. Intellectual property in Australia has a strong judicial
The Australian Corporate law The corporation laws in Australia are, by and large, borrowed from the UK Company Law. Its legal structure entails a unitary national statute which is the Corporations Act 2001. This particular statute is under the authority of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). However, all corporation legislations are reported to the Treasurer with references being made to the judgement of the courts as is the case in the United Kingdom.
(i) Focussing only on the contract law issues raised by these facts please advice Joseph and Adcom Pty Ltd as to what legal rights follow from the above mentioned facts. All Australians are affected by the Contract laws starting from buying a sandwich to selling a house, hiring contractor for any function or getting engaged in a joint venture. The enforcement of promise is governed by the general rules of Contract Law. Now these rules of contract laws are normally derived from the decisions made