From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia enumerates the legislative powers granted to Federal Parliament by the Australian States at Federation . The list contains 39 subsections, each referred to as a 'head of power' under which the parliament is empowered to make laws.

Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia precludes the Commonwealth of Australia (i.e., the federal parliament) from making laws for establishing any religion, imposing any religious observance, or prohibiting the free exercise of any religion.Section 116 also provides that no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the …

That, however, has not found significant support in Australia's constitutional jurisprudence. Section 92 was first tested in the High Court of Australia in Fox v Robbins (1909), [19] in which a Western Australia law that assessed a lower rate of tax on liquor made from fruit produced within the State (in comparison with other types of liquor) was held to be invalid.

Section 46 of the Constitution of Australia provides a penalty for a Senator or member of the House of Representatives who sits while constitutionally ineligible or disqualified from holding that position.. The text specifies that, until the Parliament specifies otherwise, the ineligible member will be liable to pay any person who sues for it 100 pounds for every day that they …