the current law in Australia in relation to pickets is too harsh. Introduction The power dynamic within employment relationships has a direct bearing‚ and often can be decisive in the outcomes of industrial disputes. Indeed‚ the ability of employees to effectively negotiate agreeable working conditions is dependent upon their actual or perceived ability to withdraw their labour. A powerful form of industrial protest available to employees and trade unions is the picket line. This essay aims to discuss
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Australia ’s Federal System is dynamic and the division of lawmaking power between the Commonwealth and State since 1901 has changed dramatically; Critically discuss‚ focussing on the major reasons for those changes. On the first of January 1901 Australia became a federation when the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act came into force. Since this time‚ Australia has been a federated country‚ consisting of a Commonwealth Parliament and six State Parliaments these being Tasmania‚ Victoria‚
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From reading the question it is obvious that the children Tracy is dealing with are suffering from problems in their home because of their parents. I feel that it is important that I look closely at the Child Care Act 1991 to advise Tracy on what she should do. The Child Care Act 1991 focuses in great detail on helping children that suffer from child abuse. Therefor‚ this act will be of great benefit for Tracy and her work. I will refer to sections 13‚ 17‚ 18 and 19 of the Child Care Act 1991 to
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(the law of the place of conclusion of the marriage). This rule is founded firmly in Roman-Dutch law and entrenched in South African case law. ( Exception: S 10 of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 makes provision for South African diplomatic and consular officers to solemnise marriages between South Africans in the countries in which they are stationed. Such embassy marriages are deemed to have been concluded in South Africa and their formal validity is thus governed by South African law (as the
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the jury system in the criminal trial Juries exists in the criminal trial to listen to the case presented to them and‚ as a third‚ non-bias party‚ decide beyond reasonable doubt if the accused is guilty. For the use of a trial by juror to be effective‚ no bias should exists in the jurors judgments‚ the jurors should understand clearly their role and key legal terms‚ and the jury system should represent the communities standards and views whilst upholding the rights
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The impact of criminal law on the justice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People The criminal justice system is made up of practices and institutions of governments‚ which focus on upholding social control‚ deterring and mitigating crime‚ or sanctioning those who violate law with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts (Reviews 2013). Criminal law‚ as an institution of justice‚ focuses on the body of law that relates to crime (Reviews 2013). The purpose of this paper is to discuss
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A HISTORY OF COMPANY LAW IN COLONIAL AUSTRALIA: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL EVOLUTION PHILLIP LIPTON∗ [The history of Australian company law has attracted remarkably little attention in academic literature‚ perhaps because it has mainly been seen as a copy of English law with few‚ if any‚ noteworthy features. This article points out several interesting and significant aspects of the evolution of Australian company law and considers this evolution in the context of the economic development of
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Family law has been broadened in a wide range of areas that the law governs‚ as over the years the concept of family has been widely diversified due to changes in modern society and community standards. Family law governs areas such as marriage‚ family relationships‚ legal rights and obligations of parents and children‚ adoption and the protection and care of children within a family. However‚ over the recent years the changes in each area of family law has shown some changes have been effective
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to have a family of their own through either surrogacy or in some countries where it is legalised‚ adoption. However‚ in Australia the legalisation of commercial surrogacy for homosexual and heterosexual couples is prohibited. A surrogate mother is referred to as a woman who bears a child for another woman (Farlex Inc. 2013‚ The Free Dictionary). Women usually become a surrogate mother because they receive compensation in one form or another from doing it; others do it because a family member cannot
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Evaluate the effectiveness of Australian law in balancing the rights of the individual and the state in the face of growing international terrorism In coordination with the growing outcomes of terrorism‚ both international and domestic‚ we can examine the effectiveness of Australian Law in balancing the rights of the individual and the state. Throughout the course of time we see the changing face of international terrorism and how it has implications that are far reaching and affect our day to
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