‘international concern’ test from Koowarta v Bjelke – Petersen[1] been effectively rejected following the decision of XYZ v Commonwealth[2]? What practical role‚ if any‚ could the test play in future cases? By Paul McKay (87/100 – High Distinction) Abstract During the 1980’s some High Court judges suggested that the external affairs power[3] includes a power to legislate on matters of ‘international concern’. This paper will trace the development of the ‘international concern’ doctrine
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Justice System or Failing System? Senator Jim Webb writes in Clear and Frost’s article‚ “ America’s Criminal Justice System has deteriorated to the point that it is a national disgrace.” And that is the truth. The criminal justice system has many flaws that need to be fixed. There are several issues that need to be handled and dealt with properly. Tweaks need to be made to ensure that criminals are sentenced properly. But the way that criminals are picked out and failed by the system is preposterous
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the other side of the argument‚ children whose elderly parents donot live with them will remain deprived of their experiences of life. Finally‚the bond of endearment and compassion that unites the entire family is truly cherished. Fondness and concern for your own blood relations is an innate feeling in everyone. If all the fellows of a family live together‚ the unity amongst themselves will be strngth and confidence of each of the person. However‚ a family broken into parts is unquestionably feeble
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Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that
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Responsible for Their Children’s Actions? Adam Simonitch 2nd Period Tommy‚ of age 16‚ steals a new pair of headphones from the store‚ he gets caught‚ and his parents get a fine later on that month for Tommy’s crime. Tommy gets punished by his parents‚ nothing that hasn’t happened before. But Tommy never felt the sting of the actual law‚ what’s keeping Tommy of 17 from stealing another item off of the shelf? Letting parents take responsibility for their children’s actions would be a debauched strategy;
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Section 4 – Understand how to work with and support colleagues 1. Explain the purpose of agreeing standards for your own work. Give at least two reasons. The ‘components’ (the people who are a part of‚ and the ultimate goals) of the organisation (organisation being the operative word)‚ need to have structure and need to be organized‚ or there will be no organisation. That is why work standards are put in place. Everyone who is a member of the organisation needs to agree with‚ and comply
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Air pollution is by far the most harmful form of pollution in our environment. Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars‚ buses‚ trucks‚ trains‚ and factories‚ namely sulphur dioxide‚ carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. Even smoke from burning leaves and cigarettes are harmful to the environment causing a lot of damage to man and the atmosphere. Evidence of increasing air pollution is seen in lung cancer‚ asthma‚ allergies‚ and various breathing problems along with severe and
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CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Environment refers to everything that surrounds and influences an organism. Our environment is getting worse day by day‚ and we are suffering for other people and our mistakes. We might not be able to see all of the bad things in our environment‚ but they are for sure there. This could affect our families and our future one day. There are some problems affecting the environmental stability‚ namely- ozone depletion‚ enhanced greenhouse effect‚ global warming‚ and climate
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Logistical Concerns: Community/ provider attitudes Understanding Substance Abuse: “Substance abuse refers to a set of related conditions that are associated with consumption of mind-behavior-altering drugs‚ which have negative behavioral and health concerns” HHS (2010). Social and community attitudes towards consumption of illicit drugs make substance abuse a complex issue with public health. In addition‚ substance abuse has been a flash-point within the criminal justice system with a major focal
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APMA1210 – Operations Research Final Project By: S. Sajjad Hasan Introduction For my project I picked a case out the Hillier textbook‚ specifically Case 11.1 (Pages 533 – 535). In this case‚ Communicorp‚ a leading communication technology company is faced with financial difficulty due to disorganized internal communications. In order to remedy the situation‚ the CEO instructs us to phase in a corporate intranet to help departments communicate effectively. The schedule for different departments
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