The Powers of the States from the Colonial Laws Validity Act to the Australia Acts 1986 | AUSSIE LAW

Even after the enactment of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution, the UK Parliament could legislate for the Australian states. How? In this video, we discuss four acts of Parliament (Colonial Laws Validity Act, Australian Constitution, Statute of Westminster, and Australia Acts) that solved the issue of the possibility of the UK Parliament legislating for the Commonwealth and the states in Australia, even after the Constitution.

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Colonial Laws Validity Act
2:08 - Australian Constitution
4:46 - Statute of Westminster
5:41 - Australia Acts

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