CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - powers to allocate parental responsibility - whether referral of matters to Commonwealth limits power of Children's Court to make orders - no effect of referral on operation of State laws - creation of additional power in Commonwealth Parliament - inconsistencies subject to s 109 of the Constitution
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - statutory framework - interaction between State and Commonwealth laws - whether inconsistencies between State and Commonwealth powers to allocate parental responsibility - no effect on the operation of State child welfare laws - statutory mechanism for dealing with inconsistencies - Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 69ZK
Case Details
Citation[2012] NSWSC 494
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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