The Great Charter

Commonwealth Constitutional Rights • . Right to vote, s 41 - 'adult' (21) - Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 Acquisition of property on just terms, s 51(xxxi) - Wartime - Tasmanian Dams NT intervention - Trial by jury, s 80 - if by indictment - not contempt - not service tribunals Freedom of interstate trade commerce and intercourse, 92. discriminatory & protectionist not incidental to appropriate proportionate legitimate State objective Freedom of religion, s 116 - no Commonwealth laws - establishing - imposing - prohibiting or qualification for office - JW's: not exempt from ordinary law - Lebanese Moslem Assoc v MIEA - No discrimination between residents of States, s 117 - Street v Qld Bar Assoc - intent to practice in Qld - 12 m residency; Goryl v Greyhound - residents more generous MV cpo Implied freedom of political communication law not reasonably appropriate and adapted to legitimate end of representative government - deafamation defence

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