Driven by the High Court’s interpretation of the Constitution, particularly section 51, among others, it allows the Commonwealth to legislate on matters that would otherwise be State responsibilities. These powers were first expanded in the High Court’s ruling on the Dam case (1983), and demonstrates an affirmation of the cooperative relationship that the Commonwealth and States require to function effectively, but more importantly, act responsibly. Further cases have served only to bolster the Commonwealth’s ability to overrule States in areas of policy not normally within their legislative reach. Woodward (2010: 163) surmises this “Since 1901, the role of the Commonwealth as the national government has become increasingly important [and dominant], both domestically and in Australia’s relations with the rest of world - and to a large extent this has been at the expense of the States”. The power of the Commonwealth to regulate of a wide range of matters where it has no explicit constitutional power such as health, education, transport, the media and universities was affirmed…