Australian Law Answers

. You are a researcher in your local federal MP's office. Your MP wants to know how Australia's electoral system can be improved to make it more democratic. Pick two other countries and compare their electoral systems with Australia's. Make sure you justify your choice of countries. Explain how the electoral systems differ, and the effects these differences have. Would you recommend staying with our system, or adopting one of the others you chose to compare?

Scott is an accountant who purchased a vacant block of land in
Brisbane on 1 October 1980. On 1 September 1986, Scott built a
house on the land. At the time, the land was valued at $90,000 and
the cost of construction was $60,000. The property has been rented
out since construction was completed. On 1 March of the current tax
year, Scott sold the property at auction for $800,000.
Requirement:
a) Based on the information above, determine Scott’s net
capital gain or net capital loss for the year ended
30 June of the current tax year.
b) How would your answer to (a) differ if Scott sold the
property to his daughter for $200,000?
c) How would your answer to (a) differ if the owner of the
property was a company instead of an individual?

Clause 4 provides that shareholder Emily Summer, Tristan’s sister, shall become Outdoor Oasis Pty Ltd’s sales manager for life.

Emily Summer seeks your advice on whether clause 4 of Outdoor Oasis Pty Ltd’s Constitution is enforceable against the company. Discuss in your own words the key section of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Emily needs to consider, and the case from your topic materials that you consider most relevant. Your answer should include citation of section number(s) and case names.

Your client is a parent who lent $40,000 to her son to provide a short-term housing loan. The agreement is that the son will repay $50,000 at the end of five years.
Reconsider this question in light of the following facts. The loan was made to the son without any formal agreement and without any security provided for the sum lent. In addition, the client (the mother) has informed you that she told her son that he need not pay interest. However, the son repaid the full amount after two years and included in his payment an additional amount which was equal to 5% pa on the amount borrowed. Only one cheque was presented for the total amount.

What is meant by the term ‘representative government’? How is this reflected in the structure of parliament and government in Australia?

Distinguish between the role of the lower house, the upper house and the Crown in the Australian parliamentary system

The Crown operates merely as a figurehead in the Australian parliamentary system, serving no real function’. Critically evaluate this statement.

French philosopher Montesquieu proposed that the separation of powers was essential to protect the stability of the government and the freedom of the people. Explain the doctrine of the separation of powers and assess the extent to which it operates in the Australian legal and parliamentary system

‘While our Federal Parliament operated under a bicameral system, it would be a more effective law-maker if it consisted of only one house’. Discuss this statement, making reference to the roles of each of the two houses of Federal (Commonwealth) Parliament, including a consideration of the extent to which the Senate is fulfilling its role.

Explain two principles of the Australian parliamentary system.