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What is the purpose of the constitution? |
- To set out the legal structure of parliament and its law making authorities |
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Facts and outcome of the Brislan case |
-In 1905 the commonwealth parliament passed the wireless telegraphy act. Which was that all owners of wireless sets were required to have a licence - R. V. Brislan was charged with having a wireless without a licence. She challenged the validity of the licence - The court decided that a wireless was a ' like service' Therefor the wireless telegraphy act was valid |
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1st strength of parliament as a law maker |
Parliament has access to expert opinion - this is a strenth because gathering data from a wide variety of sources allows parliament to make informed decisions when making bills |
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2nd strength of parliament as a law maker |
Consultation with the public- this is a strenth because parliament gives the public many ways to be involved with law making and allows the public to make proposals for laws |
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3rd strenth of parliament as a law maker |
Law made by parliament is responsive and flexible- as society is changing, parliament can act quickly by introducing new laws in response to these changes |
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1st weakness of parliament as a lawmaker |
Parliament is not always sitting- this is a weakness because having only 40-70 sitting days means thay delays will occur - so authorities make laws instead |
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2nd weakness of parliament as a lawmaker |
The bicameral structure of parliament- the upper house can fustrate the lower house by not passing laws and demanding changes |
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3rd weakness of parliament as a lawmaker |
Inconsistencies in statute laws between states- the rights of people vary depending on which state they live in - individuals can be confused |
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Weakness of parliament |
Fear of voter backlash- controversial issues are sometimes not handled by parliament because they dont want to loose supporters |
