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30 January – The Federal Bank collapses, starting the Australian banking crisis of 1893. [1] 4 February – 1893 Brisbane flood devastates Queensland. [2] 14 June – Gold discovered at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia by Paddy Hannan and two others. Queensland is granted its Coat of Arms; Coolgardie and Esperance are both declared as towns
In this case, no discrimination was found, but the court found that the law affected the structural integrity of the state. As for discrimination, there were two issues to consider. Firstly, even though the purpose of the law was to discriminate against Victoria, that is not a factor to consider.
Constitutional scholar, Nicholas Aroney, has been critical of Isaacs' reasoning inconsistent with the Court's jurisprudence: Prior to the case, the High Court had interpreted the Constitution with regard to its character as a federal compact between the peoples of the separate colonies of Australia, a conception that the judges no doubt ...
the only case in which the High Court granted a certificate under section 74 of the Constitution to appeal to the Privy Council: New South Wales v Commonwealth (Wheat or Inter-State Commission case) 1915 20 CLR 54 Griffith: 144 Constitutional: Separation of powers for Courts and the Inter-State Commission: Farey v Burvett: 1916 21 CLR 433 ...
The Corowa Conference was a meeting of Federationists, held in 1893 in the New South Wales border town of Corowa, which debated the proposed federation of Australian colonies. Although patchily attended and without any immediate consequence, the 'road map' to Federation devised at the Conference was ultimately highly influential.
Australian Military Court (2007–2009) [b] Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1904–1956) [c] Commonwealth Industrial Court (1956–1973) [d] Family Court (1976–2021) Federal Circuit Court / Federal Magistrates Court (1999–2021) Federal Court of Bankruptcy (1930–1977) [e] Industrial Relations Court of Australia (1994 ...
However, the council was a weak non-executive, non-legislative federation of Western Australia, Fiji, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria. The movement for full federation developed in the late 19th century, culminating in the six Australian colonies forming a federation of States. It was envisaged that New Zealand might also join.
The High Court of Australia played an instrumental role in the development and evolution of federalism in Australia. Since federation, the balance of power between levels of government has shifted substantially from the founders' vision. [5] The shift has transferred power from State governments to the Commonwealth government.