Legislation

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The legal system of Australia has multiple forms. It includes a written constitution, unwritten constitutional conventions, statutes, regulations, and the judicially determined common law system. Its legal institutions and traditions are substantially derived from that of the English legal system.^[1] Australia is a common-law jurisdiction, its court system having originated in the common law system of English law. The country's common law is the same across the states and territories (subject to augmentation by statutes).^[2]

The Australian Constitution sets out a federal system of government. There exists a national legislature, with a power to pass laws of overriding force on a number of express topics.^[3] The States are separate jurisdictions with their own system of courts and parliaments, and are vested with plenary power. Some Australian territories such as the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been granted a regional legislature by the Commonwealth.

The High Court is Australia's apex court. It has the final say on the judicial determination of all legal matters. It hears appeals from all other courts in the country, and is vested with original jurisdiction.^[4]

Prior to colonisation, the only systems of law to exist in Australia were the varied systems of customary law belonging to Indigenous Australians. Indigenous systems of law were deliberately ignored by the colonial legal system, and in the post-colonial era have only been recognised as legally important by Australian courts to a limited degree.^[5]

State Legislation

Various State Acts

Federal Legislation

LEGISLATION

Since the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901 (and likely prior by the individual colonies), the regulator of the day has issued a variety of certificates of proficiency which enabled the certificate holder to apply for an equal variety of licences, or sometimes to obtain employment in a specific field. The following is a list of those encountered to date.

Constitution

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia

Post and Telegraph Act 1901 & Amendments

Post and Telegraph Act 1901 C1901A00012, Act No. 12 of 1901, assented to 16 November 1901 (commenced 1 December 1901)^[6]

Wireless Telegraphy Act & Amendments

Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905 C1905A00008, Act No. 8 of 1905, assented to 18 October 1905^[7]

- Wireless Telegraphy Act 1915 C1915A00033, Act No. 33 of 1915, assented to 6 September 1915^[8]

- Wireless Telegraphy Act 1919 C1919A00004, Act No. 4 of 1919, assented to 8 September 1919^[9]

- Wireless Telegraphy Act 1936 C1936A00010, Act No. 10 of 1936, assented to 27 May 1936^[10]

- Statute Law Revision Act 1950 C1950A00080, Act No. 80 of 1950, assented to 16 December 1950^[11]

- Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 C1966A00093, Act No. 93 of 1966, assented to 29 October 1966^[12]

- Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 C1967A00059, Act No. 59 of 1967, assented to 11 September 1967^[13]

- Wireless Telegraphy Act 1973 C1915A00033, Act No. 122 of 1973, assented to 30 October 1973^[14]

- Statute Law Revision Act 1973 C1973A00216, Act No. 216 of 1973, assented to 19 December 1973^[15]

- Wireless Telegraphy Amendment Act 1980 C2004A02292, Act No. 91 of 1980, assented to 3 June 1980^[16]

- Radiocommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 C2004A02625, Act No. 66 of 1982, assented to 16 June 1982^[17]

Wireless Telegraphy Act Regulations

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1911 (Provisional) - 1911 C1911L00105 SR 1911 No. 105, 6 July 1911 (in operation immediately)^[18]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1911 (Provisional) - 1911 C1911L00128 SR 1911 No. 128, 17 August 1911 (in operation forthwith)^[19]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1911 C1911L00216 SR 1911 No. 216, 22 December 1911 (in operation 13 January 1912)^[20]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1912 C1912L00120 SR 1912 No. 120, 7 June 1912 (in operation immediately)^[21]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1912 C1912L00122 SR 1912 No. 122, 7 June 1912 (in operation immediately)^[22]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1912 C1912L00146 SR 1912 No. 146, 4 July 1912 (in operation immediately)^[23]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1912 C1912L00211 SR 1912 No. 211, 17 October 1912 (in operation immediately)^[24]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) - 1912 C1912L00212 SR 1912 No. 212, 17 October 1912 (in operation 9 November 1912)^[25]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) - 1913 C1913L00018 SR 1913 No. 18, 23 January 1913 (in operation 22 February 1913)^[26]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1913 C1913L00116 SR 1913 No. 116, 23 April 1913 (in operation immediately)^[27]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) - 1913 C1913L00222 SR 1913 No. 222, 1 August 1913 (in operation 23 August 1913)^[28]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1911 (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1913 C1913L00263 SR 1913 No. 263, 1 October 1913 (in operation immediately)^[29]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1913 C1913L00287 SR 1913 No. 287, 15 October 1913 (in operation immediately)^[30]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 C1913L00351 SR 1913 No. 351, 19 December 1913 (in operation forthwith)^[31]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1914 C1914L00060 SR 1914 No. 60, 27 May 1914 (in operation forthwith)^[32]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1914 C1914L00061 SR 1914 No. 61, 27 May 1914 (in operation forthwith)^[33]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1914 C1914L00111 SR 1914 No. 111, 3 August 1914 (in operation immediately)^[34]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Provisional) - 1914 C1914L00155 SR 1914 No. 155, 28 October 1914 (In operation forthwith)^[35]

Control of Radiotelegraphic Communication in Emergencies Regulations (Provisional) - 1914 C1914L00156 SR 1914 No. 156, 28 October 1914 (in operation forthwith)^[36]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1914 C1914L00170 SR 1914 No. 170, 21 November 1914 (in operation forthwith)^[37]

Control of Radiotelegraphic Communication in Emergencies Regulations - 1915 C1915L00009 SR 1915 No. 9, 14 January 1915 (in operation forthwith)^[38]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1915 C1915L00075 SR 1915 No. 75, 12 May 1915 (in operation forthwith)^[39]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1915 C1915L00094 SR 1915 No. 94, 8 June 1915 (in operation forthwith)^[40]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1915 C1915L00139 SR 1915 No. 139, 11 August 1915 (in operation forthwith)^[41]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913 (Amendment) - 1915 C1915L00179 SR 1915 No. 179, 27 September 1915 (in operation forthwith)^[42]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1916 C1916L00212 SR 1916 No. 212, 6 September 1916 (in operation 1 September 1916)^[43]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1920 C1920L00256 SR 1920 No. 256, 9 December 1920 (in operation forthwith)^[44]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1922 C1922L00169 SR 1922 No. 169, 20 November 1922 (in operation 1 December 1922)^[45]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1923 C1923L00097 SR 1923 No. 97, 25 July 1923 (in operation 1 August 1923)^[46]

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1924 C1924L00101 SR 1924 No. 101, 17 July 1924 (in operation forthwith)^[47]

Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulations - 1927 C1927L00153 SR 1927 No. 153, 22 December 1927 (in operation 1 January 1928)^[48]

General Regulations - 1933 C1933L00088 SR 1933 No. 88, 26 July 1933 (in operation forthwith)^[49] Acts Amending: 2, Legislative Amendments Amending 14.

Wireless Telegraphy Regulations - 1942 C1942L00348 SR 1942 No. 348, 5 August 1942^[50]

Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations - 1952 C1952L00052 SR 1952 No. 52, 13 June 1952^[51]

Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations - 1956 C1956L00105 SR 1956 No. 105, 14 December 1956^[52]

Postal (Overseas Rates) Regulations - 1974 C1974L00176 SR 1974 No. 176, 2 October 1974^[53]

Radio-Telephone Exchange Service Regulations (Repeal) - 2004 C2004L06012 SR 1982 No. 403, 20 December 1982^[54]

Radiocommunications Act 1983 & Amendments

Radiocommunications Act 1992 & Amendments

Broadcasting Act 1942 & Amendments

Broadcasting Services Act 1992 & Amendments

Broadcasting Services Act 1992 C2004A04401, Act No. 110 of 1992, assented to 14 July 1992 (mostly commenced immediately)^[55]

In-line citations

[1] Patrick Parkinson, Tradition and Change in Australian Law (Sydney: LBC Information Services, 2001) at 6.

[Lange_v_ABC-2] Template:Cite AustLII.

[3] Template:Cite Legislation AU Legislative powers of the Parliament.

[4] Template:Cite Legislation AU Appellate jurisdiction of High Court.

[5] Template:Cite AustLII

[6] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1901A00012

[7] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1905A00008

[8] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915A00033

[9] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1919A00004

[10] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1936A00010

[11] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1950A00080

[12] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1966A00093

[13] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1967A00059

[14] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1973A00122

[15] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1973A00216

[16] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A02292

[17] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A02625

[18] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1911L00105

[19] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1911L00128

[20] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1911L00216

[21] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1912L00120

[22] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1912L00122

[23] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1912L00146

[24] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1912L00211

[25] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1912L00212

[26] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00018

[27] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00116

[28] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00222

[29] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00263

[30] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00287

[31] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1913L00351

[32] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00060

[33] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00061

[34] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00111

[35] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00155

[36] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00156

[37] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1914L00170

[38] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915L00009

[39] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915L00075

[40] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915L00094

[41] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915L00139

[42] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1915L00179

[43] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1916L00212

[44] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1920L00256

[45] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1922L00169

[46] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1923L00097

[47] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1924L00101

[48] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1927L00153

[49] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1933L00088

[50] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1942L00348

[51] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1952L00052

[52] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1956L00105

[53] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1974L00176

[54] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004L06012

[55] ttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A04401

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