... on their interpretations of them. Faced with a case, a judge seeks the relevant legislation and statutes, looks upon the constitution if required and seeks precedent in order to maintain the law as it stands. This essay will discuss about anti-privacy laws concerning the sudden technological advancements of the twentieth century and the effects it has caused on society and the ... missing, everyone is at risk. The transformation of procedures and protocol in society has seen every little transaction stored in records. From using eftpost at the local petrol station to government's signing...

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... asylum from persecution. As for asylum seekers being illegal, those people who arrive on our shores without prior consent from the Australian government (or with false documents) aren't actually considered illegal. They are asylum seekers - a legal status under International Law. In fact, "illegals" are those who overstay their visas, and the vast majority of those in Australia are from western countries ... , including nearly 5000 British tourists per year. Not only has the Australian government and media led us to believe that asylum seekers are illegal, but they have ... Australia, o...

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... 2002 Australia's Prime Minister John Howard said that he is prepared to act against any terrorists in neighboring Asian countries and that the international law and the U.N. Charter should be changed to empower nations to strike in defense against terrorists who plan to attack them. Today Australia has ... of the al Qaeda group have been arrested and jailed but many more are still believed to be operational. Since the attacks the Australian government has increased security measures at their embassies overseas and have warned the people of Australia that the terrorists may even attack A...

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... the Constitution means that in such cases where the federal law and state law is in conflict; the federal law is the one that prevails. Thus the state law becomes inoperative until such time that the federal law is repealed and then the state law can apply again. In the Australian legal system the ... governors. Constitutionally, the monarch has a superior status to that of the governors. She has a hereditary position determined by a mixture of convention and statutory law under the laws of the United Kingdom. She is, in fact, under the Royal Style and Titles Act, Queen of Australia. Thu...

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... these parties had an active interest; however, it was the government who were the primary driving force behind the policy. In 1991 the Australian Capital Territory Legislative assembly established a select committee on Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Illegal Drugs and Prostitution. The options the Select Committee considered for law reform were decriminalisation and legalisation. Decriminalisation alone would mean that ... prostitution would be treated like any other business: criminal sanctions would be removed and police would not regulate their activities. It would not, however, allow f...

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... underlie the political and legal systems. They are also the key points that differentiate the two countries and their political and legal systems. Australia and china have different levels of government and distribute power differently. CHINA: In china the national peoples congress and their standing committee exercise the legislative power of the state. The National People's Congress is composed of deputies ... and stand for election, regardless of ethnic status, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status or length of residence, except persons...

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... Professions including teachers, police officers, medical practitioners and psychologists are obliged to notify the Secretary of the Department of Human Services of any suspected physical or sexual child abuse. The Government did not bring mandatory reporting into Victoria until 1993, much later than many other states in Australia. Due to statistics of child abuse reporting in other states the ... government took in to consideration the benefits of compulsory reporting. There were many individuals and groups who realised the necessity of this form of reporting for child abuse in Victoria...

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... among indigenous people who wanted their land back to practise religious obligations, the Australian government and the Australian justice system. The most common case and the case that rewrote the Australian common law was Mabo. The Meriam people led by Eddie Mabo were on a crusade to ... overturn the doctrine Terra Nullius. The Mabo case went to the High Court and the decision was a boost in the struggle for land ownership for the indigenous. It ruled that indigenous ownership of the land had survived where it hadn't been extinguished by a valid act of government ... and where aborig...

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... this theory is the People's Republic of China which, although it does have a Bill Of Rights, has also a one party government that is not deemed by observers to be democratic. China's Bill states that common human rights are given to all individuals, however they must agree with ... as acting as an appellate court for any other court. It has the power to interpret the Constitution and it makes decisions based on statutory law and indefinite common law, making way for a level of discrimination in its rulings. This can be avoided by adopting a Bill Of Rights, as a definite set ... been comp...

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... adult customs. Australian laws have two forms, public and private law. Public law is an individual versus the Australian government, for example, criminal law, constitutional law and environmental law. It involves public bodies, public matters and is the concern of everybody in Australia. Private law involves disputes between private citizens or entities, for example, contract law, family law and probate laws. Traditional Aboriginal marriages were very different to English ... they reached puberty, and were married to much older men, who could marry (and have numerous wives) once a cert...

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... of the Crown. However, we cannot rightfully protect these natives nor the settlers themselves without the consent of the indigenous people to establish a civil government. As my predecessor Normanby stated it is of primary importance to put in place a treaty that can protect the interests of the natives. Your ... as we would any members of the Crown. New Zealand will not be a penal colony and we can rely on the New South Wales government to deal with criminals. We will continue to assist their educations from missionaries and grant them pecuniary aid to advance their bonds with Christi...

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... netherlands. Making it the only country in the world to legalise mercy killing. other countries still debate the true meaning of euthanasia and it's legaslation. In 1996 the Northern territory government passed a law allowing for voluntary euthanasia. to qualify the person requesting this had to be: over 18,terminally ill,mentally competent and making the request in write. Dr Rodney Syme, a urologist ... nurses showed. A doctor from N.T- Philip Nitschke- assisted a few people to die while the act was in force. he helped 4 people to take advantage of the Northern territory's voluntary eut...

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... . Political groups, social and religious groups all shaped the public's support of the war. Views of Save Our Sons, the Catholic Church and Menzies Government will be focused on in the text. Menzies view on the Vietnam War was that at all costs it had to be fought by Australians and ... aware politically aware or concerned about their sons and relatives fighting in the war and overseas conscription. Conscription was reintroduced in 1964, it was made a law that every male aged 20 had to register for national service, then they were chosen by a birthday lottery system to train and join nat...

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The Commonwealth Constitution is the primary source of law for Australia and provides a stable structure of government. Since its inception in 1901 the constitution has had many supporters but also many skeptics, both of which ... The Australian Constitution has many strengths and weaknesses to it. A major strength of the constitution is that the three main institutions of government (legislature, executive and judiciary) were created following the principles of separation of powers. This means that no one institution can obtain dominating power over ... wording of the constitution and to se...

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... What each and every colony were to benefit from federation. Some obvious points are; sence of nationalism, united defence, free trade, immigration, united law and communication. Firstly, nationalism was probably the most important aspect of Australia becoming a federation. During the 2nd generation of the Englishmen in Australia, ... and Victoria and Queensland (to stop the invasion of Kanakas). Lastly law and communication was also benefits of the Federation. Both of those benefits were useful to the whole nation. A united law and constitution was made. The government had 2 houses (the...

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... Whitlam, Edward Gough Whitlam (formerly Gough Whitlam) was born in the Melbourne district of Kew on 11 July 1916. When the Andrew Fisher government set up the Federal Land Tax Office in 1911, Frederick Whitlam (Gough's dad) united with the Commonwealth Public Service and worked at the ... tax office which built his connection to the government. Gough Whitlam was enrolled at the University of Sydney in 1935. Where he completed an arts degree and began a law degree. On 8 December 1941, the day Japanese airplanes attacked the US naval base at ... Territory. Family life and Early political...

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... their ethical and moral teachings in more then one way. These ethical and moral teachings are based around the Ten Commandments, but Church advised that we follow more then the law says. Christianity has a major role in the current issues being debated in today's contemporary Australia. These include, sex, rape, drink driving, abuse, smoking, teenage drinking, theft, marriage and divorce, gambling ... people used to be able to go to a doctor and ask to be given an injection which would put them to eternal sleep. But that has been banned by the government because they believe that is bot...

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... in the nation. In Vermont, citizens can carry a firearm without permission, without paying a fee, and without going through a waiting period that's implied by the government. For seven years in a row, it remains one of the safest states in the union and has twice received the "Safest State Award." In Kennesaw, Georgia, ... this suburb of Atlanta passed a law in 1982 requiring the heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate dropped 89% in Kennesaw. And now, ... 2003, 21 years later, crime rates in Kennesaw are still 72% lower than it had ...

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... Australia (1981) and New South Wales (1983). Although these acts point towards the adoption of a policy of self determination, they do not provide the Aboriginal people the opportunity of self government (Lovatt 1993 139). Land rights are about land but for all indigenous people, and especially Australian Aborigines, it is more than this. It is everything that goes with the land ... (Mudge 1997 53) The High Court's decision in the Mabo case on 3 June 1992 rewrote the Australian common law and gave a massive boost to the struggle for the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. It handed d...

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... the land in which they lived, and they enjoyed a rich culture. 3.2 The Europeans invaded the country and took over by appointing a Government making new laws and leasing or setting the land for farming and mining. Within the first few decades of the arrival of Europeans, the life ... invasion of the land created battles with many being murdered. The population decreased from 353,000-80,000 in 1788. According to the Europeans law the land belonged to Britain. Aboriginal people fiercely resisted the theft of their land. Without the land, their culture and traditions of Aboriginal ... 5.1 ...

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Migration Experience Migration of Indian people as agricultural labourers and domestic workers dates back to 1800s (Museum Victoria, n.d.). With the introduction of immigration law in 1901, the migration of people went down. However, the population of Anglo-Indians and British Indians coming to Australia increased (Commonwealth of Australia, n.d.). After the changes in immigration ... believe in extending the life through artificial life support systems. Also family members may request to reduce sedation when a person is dying as per the cultural and religious beliefs (Queensland Governme...

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... Australia is a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention which defines who is a refugee, the rights of the refugees and the responsibilities of the nations which grant asylum. Therefore the Australian government is obliged to protect the refugees that enter their territory, according to the terms of the Refugee Convention. However, there has been an arising problem with how the Australians treat ... Nations Involvement The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has raised serious concerns and awareness about the refugees being detained in Manus Island. It has called on the...

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... have occurred to the rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people between 1900 and today. When the white explorers first came to Australia, they operated under the law of terra nullius. Terra nullius was the European law that applied (incorrectly) to Australia when it was discovered. It is a Latin term for "land without owner" in which European explorers can claim a land for their ... sovereignty. Australia was claimed under this law because the English deemed it a land without inhabitants, this is because they did not see the Aboriginals as being a civilised race, and also because they saw...

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... where students are scared to attended school in fear of being shot dead? It is a pity that it takes an incident such as this to open the eyes of our government, and lives to be lost before our insufficient gun laws are exposed. Studies have shown that the relationship between handgun homicide rates and overall homicides rates are almost perfectly linear ... the greater number of guns that are available in a community the more frequently they will be used in personal violence. And although there may be a proportion of "law-abiding citizens " who follow the law, it is often them who suppl...

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... from well-qualified people on the basis of their suitability as settlers, their ability to integrate readily and their possession of qualifications positively useful to Australia. At this time, the Government also decided that a number of non-Europeans, who had been originally admitted as 'temporary residents', but who were not to be required to leave Australia, could become residents and citizens ... other factors led to the creation of a federal immigration portfolio in 1945. By 1947, a post-war immigration boom was under way, with a large and growing number of arrivals of both govern...

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