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First Principles of Business Law |
| Government and law in Australia |
| 4. Constitutional law in Australia |
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4.4. The power to make law |
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Where does a government's power to make law come from? By what authority does this power exist? Read the statements below and decide which is the most accurate. Click on the statement you think is correct. |
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(a) The federal and state governments' power to make law originates in the provisions of their respective constitutions. The federal constitution gives the Commonwealth government a general power to make law, while the state constitutions give state governments a more restricted power to make laws in relation to specified matters only. (b) The federal and state governments' power to make law originates in the provisions their respective constitutions. The state constitutions give state governments a general power to make law, while the federal constitution gives the Commonwealth government a more restricted power to make laws in relation to specified matters only. |
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