Commonwealth Act

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A Commonwealth Act is a law enacted by the Parliament of Australia that applies at the federal level across the nation.

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Commonwealth Acts 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal law
federal statute
type of legislation
appliesInJurisdiction Australia NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
canBeAmendedBy later Commonwealth Act
canBeChallengedIn High Court of Australia NERFINISHED
canBeInterpretedBy federal courts of Australia NERFINISHED
canBeRepealedBy later Commonwealth Act
constitutionalBasis Australian Constitution NERFINISHED
enactedBy Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
exampleOf Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) NERFINISHED
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) NERFINISHED
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) NERFINISHED
governsLevelOfGovernment federal government of Australia NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviationPattern Cth Act NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityFrom legislative power of the Commonwealth
hasCitationForm short title and year
hasComponent enacting formula
long title
schedules
sections
short title
hasForm Act of Parliament
hasLanguage English
hasLegalForce binding
hasLegislativeBody House of Representatives of Australia NERFINISHED
Senate of Australia NERFINISHED
hasScope nationwide
hasSupremacyOver inconsistent State law to the extent of inconsistency
hasTemporalEffect commences on a specified date or upon proclamation
hasTerritorialExtent whole of Australia unless otherwise specified
isDistinctFrom State Act
Territory Act NERFINISHED
legalSystem Australian legal system
mayDelegatePowerTo legislative instruments
regulations
promulgatedBy Governor-General of Australia NERFINISHED
publishedIn Commonwealth of Australia Gazette NERFINISHED
Federal Register of Legislation NERFINISHED
recordedIn Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
relatedToConcept federalism in Australia
separation of powers in Australia
requiresHeadOfStateAssent Governor-General of Australia NERFINISHED
subjectTo rules of statutory interpretation in Australia
subjectToReviewBy Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
usedFor implementing international obligations of Australia
regulating matters of national concern

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Acts of the Parliament of Australia historicallyKnownAs Commonwealth Act
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Acts