Constitutional Sections

• Protection on the states' rights
• Prohibits the Commonwealth from interfering with state legislation and residual powers

• Exclusive power
• Naval and military

• Exclusive power
• Coining money

• The states shall not raise naval or miliary forces
• Makes S51(vi) exclusive to the Commonwealth

• The states shall not coin money
• Makes S51(xii) an exclusive power

• S51(i) Trade
• S51(ii) Taxation
• S51(iii) Marriage

The right to receive just terms with property is acquires by the Commonwealth

The right to trial by jury for indictable Commonwealth offences

Trade between states shall be free

• Freedom of religion
• The Commonwealth cannot:
• - establish a state religion
• - prevent people from practising their religion
• - require a religious test to hold a Commonwealth office

• No discrimination on the basis of state
• - can be limited to prevent people from claiming welfare payments from several states around the country

Commonwealth has the power to legislate on any areas of law referred to it by the states