Constitution Human Rights Protection

Human   Rights   Protection

Constitution

Regid  Cth   Constitution

Flexible  State   Constitution   (McCawley  v  The   King)

Common  Law   Model

s  128

Manner  and   Form

Statutory   Interpretation

Australia  Act  s  6   (constitution,   powers  or   procedure  of  the   Parliament)

AG  v  Trethowan   (GP)      

Double   Entrenchment

SE  Drainage  Board   (SA)  v  Savings  Bank   of  SA  (future   freedom)

Coco  v  The  Queen   (ambiguous   statutory)

West  Lakes  v  SA   (extra-­‐‑ parliamentary  body)

Interpretation   Model

Declaration  of   incompatibility   (ACT)  /   Inconsistent   Interpretation   (Vic)

AG  v  Marquet   (Amend  includes   repeal;  'constitution'   includes   'representation')

Cth  Human  Rights   Act  (compatibility)

Momcilovic  v  The   Queen  (validity  of   interpretation   provision  and   declaration  of   inconsistent   interpretation  at   State/Federal   levels)

 

Voting  and   Election  -­‐‑ 'directly  chosen   by  the  people'

Ch  I  Constitution:   ss  1;  7;  24;  53

Proportionality   test  -­‐‑ universal   adult  franchise)

Roach  v  Electoral   Commissioner   (disqualification   for  substantial   reason)

     

Langer  v  Cth  (free   choice)

Rowe  v  Electoral   Commissioner   (machinery)

WA  v  Cth   (territory   senators)

Quantitative   equality

AG;  ex  rel   McKinlay  v  Cth   (qualitative   considerations)

MxGinty  v   Western  Australia   (no  constitutional   guarantees  of   equality  at  State   elections)

Eligibility  for   Election

Sykes   v  Cleary   (disqualifications   Constitution  s  44)