Outline: The purpose of this paper is to Advise Allan‚ Belinda and CareFree Pty Ltd as to the constitutional validity of the Medicinal Cannabis Act 2011 (Cth) (MCA) in terms of whether its provisions apply to them under the trade and commerce power s 51(i) and as to whether the MCEA (Medicinal Cannabis Export Authority) is constitutionally valid in light of the separation of judicial power doctrine. This paper begins by analysing the validity of MCEA. In doing so the paper not only confers to the
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For a bill to become a law it takes more than one step and more than one person deciding‚ it’s not as easy as it seems. First‚ the legislation is introduced‚ and then you have the committee action‚ afterwards floor action‚ conference committee‚ the president‚ and then the bill becomes a law. Some bills will never make it through any of these processes but for those who really want their bill to pass‚ if they fight for it they just might get lucky. This paper will show you that it takes more than
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Caroline Cook Period 4 In the congressional committee system‚ committees are divided by specialization. This means that members of Congress in those committees will be experts on the specific policy; such as agriculture and transportation. These committees are divided into even smaller subcommittees‚ which increases specialization. Specialization allows for more attention to be made over legislation. It will often take longer for bills to make it out of the committees because they are scrutinized
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CHAPTER 7 & 8 – Psychosocial Hazards & Workplace Violence So far‚ Bill 168 Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the workplace 2009‚ which took effect from June 15‚ 2010; requires that employers have to include in their organization policies‚ procedures and training which help to identify the psychosocial hazards caused by harassment and workplace violence. The question about if Does Bill 168 go far enough to protect employees and is there a limit
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Why we have laws- The law is a legal set of rules that the government and courts have made for everyone to follow. Without laws‚ confusion and chaos would occur. In extreme cases of conflict‚ a state of anarchy would develop. The person with the most strength will start to dominate and the weak and helpless would suffer. However‚ when laws are enforced‚ a sense of order is created resulting in a society where everyone can live peacefully. Why laws change-? Societies’ perceptions have changed over
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P2 Challenging behaviour (explained in P1) is to do with an individual demonstrating inappropriate behaviour. There are many laws and legislations that are put in place to help/protect individuals with challenging behaviour. In this essay I will be exploring some of these legislations and showing how they apply to challenging behaviours. The Convention on the Rights of the Child This legislation is there to protect and promote the child’s rights to survive‚ thrive‚ learn‚ grow and be heard.
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Sarah D’Mello Explain the structure of the state and Commonwealth parliaments‚ and the roles played by the Upper House‚ Lower House and the Crown in the lawmaking process. Australia is a constitutional monarchy‚ a federation of states and a representative democracy‚ that means that the legal framework with which Australia operates is the constitution‚ the queen and a federal system. For the representative democracy a political government is carried out by representatives that have been elected by the people
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The Brady Bill Introduction The legislative process in the United States Congress shows us an interesting drama in which a bill becomes a law through compromises made by diverse and sometimes conflicting interests in this country. There have been many controversial bills passed by Congress‚ but among all‚ I have taken a particular interest in the passage of the Brady bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago‚ I was still back in my country‚ Japan‚ where the
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At present (April 2001) only the state of Oregon has a statute permitting doctor-assisted/physician-assisted suicide (DAS/PAS) and then only within very narrowly prescribed circumstances‚ i.e.‚ for a terminally ill patient. In the November 1998 elections‚ voters in Michigan defeated a ballot measure to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. Earlier in the last decade‚ voters in California and Washington state defeated similar ballot measures. A bill similar to Oregon’s PAS law died in the Maine
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There are at least three ways which lead a representative or a senator to vote for or against a bill or amendment: representational‚ organizational and attitudinal. Representational is based on the assumption that members want to get re-elected and therefore vote to please their constituents. Organizational is based on the assumption that since most constituents don’t know how their senator voted‚ it is not essential to please them. But it is important to please fellow members of Congress. The attitudinal
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