Talk:Section 51(xxix) of the Constitution of Australia

The fact that the High Court has that this power extends to the implementation of international treaties, even if the subject matter of the treaty is otherwise not within Commonwealth power, is barely mentioned, yet this appears to be the most significant, or at least most controversial, consequence of this section. - Matthew238 04:31, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

This article does not mention Tasmanian Dam [1983] HCA 21 -- this is a major omission as the case produced perhaps the most significant reinterpretation of s.51(xxix) since Federation, and the Court confirmed the point made by Matthew238 above. If nobody else inserts a substantial section on Tasmanian Dam I'll do it, but I don't have time right now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.100.243 (talk) 01:56, 10 April 2010 (UTC)