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In article <5haie1$r8t$2@nargun.cc.uq.edu.au>,
   s325282@student.uq.edu.au (Bill) wrote:
>In article <adm.859245361@ccadfa>, adm@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au says...
 >>
 >>paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au (Paul Dwerryhouse) writes:
 >>
 >>>d-moss@adfa.oz.au (David Moss) writes:
 >>
 >>>>Euthanasia banned in Australia !
 >>
 >>>No, the ability to legalise Euthanasia banned in the Territories.
 >>
 >>Sorry Paul, but euthanasia has always been banned in the States, passage
 >>of the Andrews Bill banned it in the Northern Territory so my title
 >>line is correct: euthanasia is now banned throughout Australia.
 >
 >The federal government can not impose their will on the state and the state
 >which the constituion regards as state issue and clearly euthansasia is a  
 >state issue and not a federal issue . If in the situation does occur , where
 >the a state passes legislation which would legalised euthanasia , any attempt
 >by the federal parliament to overturn these legislation would be deem 
 >unconstitutional . Therefore Euthanasia is only banned in the territory and is
 >not ban throughout the country . Your limited knowledge of the political 


Wrong

The Federal Government can override a State law when it has the power to make 
such a law. If there are two laws one made by the states, one by the Federal 
govt and both are legitimate Acts within the boundaries of the constitution, 
then the federal law has precedence.

Now if the Federal govt does not have power to make such a law, then the High 
court might see it differently, but in the past, the states have come off second 
best in most disputes.

Love

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