Can Australia overthrow the government?

The Australian Constitution makes no reference to 'overthrowing governments' or 'tyrannical' behaviour. The Constitution outlines how the Australian Government is formed and how members of parliament are elected by the Australian people.

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Can the Queen dissolve Parliament in Australia?

The monarch and viceroy do not, however, participate in the legislative process save for the granting of royal assent by the governor-general. Further, the constitution outlines that the governor-general alone is responsible for summoning, proroguing, and dissolving parliament.

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Does Australian federal law overrule State government?

Section 109 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail, and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid.

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Can the governor-general sack the government?

The power to dismiss a Prime Minister if they have lost the support of the majority of members of the House of Representatives. The power to refuse a request for a double dissolution. The power to dismiss a Prime Minister or minister if he or she breaks the law.

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Who has government powers over the Australian government?

The Prime Minister chairs Cabinet and is in practice the Head of the Executive Government. Selected by the Prime Minister from Members of the House of Representatives and Senators from the party or coalition of parties in government. The Prime Minister's selection may be constrained by internal party processes.

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Where does Australia get its money from?

Individuals income tax. Individuals' income tax is the single most important source of government revenue. Since the mid 1970s it has consistently raised around half of the Australian Government's tax receipts and continues to be a stable and predictable source of revenue.

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Who has the most power over the government?

Executive branch
  • President - The president is the head of state, leader of the federal government, and Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.
  • Vice president - The vice president supports the president. ...
  • The Cabinet - Cabinet members serve as advisors to the president.

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Who can fire the Australian Prime Minister?

The governor-general may also dismiss a prime minister who is unable to pass the government's supply bill through both houses of parliament, including the Australian Senate, where the government doesn't normally command the majority, as happened in the 1975 constitutional crisis.

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Can the Australian Governor-General dissolve Parliament?

The Governor-General has dissolved the Senate and the House of Representatives simultaneously in accordance with section 57 of the Constitution on seven occasions—in 1914, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1987, and 2016.

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Can the Governor-General kick out the prime minister?

The Senate retains the power to block supply; the Governor-General retains the power to dismiss ministers (including the Prime Minister). However, these powers have not since been used to force a government from office.

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What does Section 52 of the Australian Constitution mean?

Section 52 lists the areas which only the federal parliament can make laws about (exclusive powers). It gives the federal parliament the power to decide on the federal seat of government and authority over the federal public service.

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What is Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia?

Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia enumerates the legislative powers granted to the Parliament of Australia by the Australian States at Federation. Each subsection, or 'head of power', provides a topic under which the parliament is empowered to make laws.

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What does Section 44 of the Australian Constitution say?

A person who is unable to pay money to others is bankrupt and disqualified. The States and Territories have their own legal definition of who is a 'bankrupt'. A person who works in the public service is disqualified.

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Does Australia give money to England?

Australia is the third-largest contributor to the Commonwealth budget. We are represented on the Commonwealth Secretariat's Board of Governors, and its Executive Committee, by the High Commissioner for Australia to the United Kingdom.

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What is Section 57 of the Australian Constitution?

Section 57 of the Australian Constitution details the conditions—called triggers—for a double dissolution: The House of Representatives passes a bill and sends it to the Senate. The Senate rejects or fails to pass the bill, or passes it with amendments – changes – to which the House will not agree.

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What power does The Queen have?

Although The Sovereign no longer has a political or executive role, he or she continues to play an important part in the life of the nation. As Head of State, The Monarch undertakes constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history.

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Who can declare war in Australia?

Under the Australian Constitution, former royal prerogatives—including the power to make war, deploy troops and declare peace—are part of the executive power of the Commonwealth. Executive power is recognised in section 61 of the Constitution.

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Can the Queen permanently dissolve parliament?

The Parliament of the United Kingdom is dissolved automatically five years after the day on which it first met or earlier by the Sovereign by royal proclamation at the request of the Prime Minister.

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When can parliament be dissolved Australia?

The most common way for a Parliament to be terminated is by the dissolution of the House of Representatives, such dissolution being made by proclamation by the Governor-General.

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How powerful is the prime minister of Australia?

The Prime Minister is the most powerful person in the Australian Parliament and has many tasks, including: chairing meetings in which the government discusses policies and examines bills. selecting members of the government to be ministers. leading Cabinet in deciding government policy.

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Who has power to dismiss prime minister?

The Governor-General's reserve powers are generally agreed to include: The power to appoint a prime minister if a federal election has not resulted in a clear outcome. The power to dismiss a prime minister if they have lost the support of the majority of the House of Representatives.

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Who takes over if something happens to the prime minister?

The deputy prime minister is usually designated as the acting prime minister, although another senior member of the government may fill the role if both the prime minister and deputy prime minister are unavailable.

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Who has the power to declare war?

[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; . . . The Articles of Confederation vested powers with regard to foreign relations in the Congress.

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Which branch of government has the most power in Australia?

However, it serves as the practical expression of the Federal Executive Council, which is Australia's highest formal governmental body. In practice, the Federal Executive Council meets solely to endorse and give legal force to decisions already made by the Cabinet.

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What is the least powerful branch of government?

Setup. As Alexander Hamilton famously wrote in the Federalist Papers, the judiciary is the weakest of our three branches of government. Without “purse” or “sword,” the US Supreme Court is dependent on the willingness of others to enforce its orders and on the public's belief in its impartiality to ensure compliance.

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