CONSTITUTION → authorises → PARLIAMENT
Establishes Commonwealth legislative powers and limits.
The Constitutiongovernment
Australian Constitution
The constitutional framework for Commonwealth powers and their limits.
Role, powers and limits
- Role
- The constitutional framework for Commonwealth powers and their limits.
- Authority source
- Australian Constitution, including Chapters I, II and III.
- Powers
- No separate powers claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.
- Limits
- Commonwealth power is limited; state powers continue subject to the Constitution.
- Oversight
- No separate oversight claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.
- Review / appeal
- No separate review / appeal claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.
- Money flows
- No separate money flows claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.
Connected relationships
CONSTITUTION → authorises → EXECUTIVE
Establishes the constitutional executive framework.
The ConstitutionCONSTITUTION → authorises → FEDERAL COURTS
Establishes the federal judicial framework, independent of executive administration.
The ConstitutionCONSTITUTION → recognises → STATES & TERRITORIES
Preserves state constitutional arrangements subject to the federal Constitution; territories differ.
The ConstitutionPrimary and official sources
The Constitution Commonwealth of Australia Constitution ActLast verified: