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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Commonwealth Act canonical 1
Commonwealth Acts 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal law
federal statute
type of legislation
appliesInJurisdiction Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
canBeAmendedBy later Commonwealth Act
canBeChallengedIn High Court of Australia
canBeInterpretedBy federal courts of Australia
linked to: courts of Australia
canBeRepealedBy later Commonwealth Act
constitutionalBasis Australian Constitution
enactedBy Parliament of Australia
exampleOf Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
linked to: Crimes Act 1914

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
linked to: Fair Work Act 2009

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)
governsLevelOfGovernment federal government of Australia
hasAbbreviationPattern Cth Act
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
Senate of Australia
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
legalSystem Australian legal system
mayDelegatePowerTo legislative instruments
regulations
promulgatedBy Governor-General of Australia
publishedIn Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Federal Register of Legislation
recordedIn Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
relatedToConcept federalism in Australia
separation of powers in Australia
requiresHeadOfStateAssent Governor-General of Australia
subjectTo rules of statutory interpretation in Australia
subjectToReviewBy Parliament of Australia
usedFor implementing international obligations of Australia
regulating matters of national concern

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Acts of the Parliament of Australia historicallyKnownAs Commonwealth Acts
linked to: Commonwealth Act