The Relationship Between Judge-Made Law & Statutes Flashcards

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What are the differences between legislation and case law?

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  • legislative bodies can be proactive
  • legislative bodies deal with nearly unlimited range of matters (many constraints in practice)
  • legislative rules usually prospective in operation; case law works retrospectively and has prospective effect
  • legislative rules are expressed in fixed form
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What happens when earlier legislation and later legislation on the same topic are inconsistent?

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Earlier legislation is repealed to the extent of the inconsistency. Repeal may be express or by implication.

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When there are statutes and subordinate laws on the same matter, which of the two takes precedence?

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Act/statute takes precedence over subordinate laws on the same topic unless the Parliament specifically provides a clause to the contrary.

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In a situation where there is state Parliament-made legislation and Commonwealth Parliament-made legislation on the same topic, which prevails?

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Legislation made by Commonwealth Parliament prevails.

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In a circumstance where there is inconsistency between legislation and cases, which takes precedence?

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Legislation

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True or False: Courts are subordinate to legislation.

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False.
The fact that legislation takes precedence over case law/courts, does not necessarily imply that courts are subordinate. Courts resolve disputes about meaning of words in legislation and must ensure that legislation is made on topics within constitutional power.

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