Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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1278 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART V which have fallen very considerably short of half of the expenditure. There was difficulty in passing the Commonwealth legisla- tion * to give effect to the agreement, and a strong feeling developed itself in Australia in favour of the assumption of full responsibility for the defence of Australian ports and dockyards, and the protection of coasting trade. The Imperial Defence Committee expressed the opinion that the British fleet guaranteed Australia against invasion in force, and also against attack by a considerable squadron of armoured vessels, though admitting that the exigencies of war might require the withdrawal of the Australian Imperial squadron, and that Australia could not be guaranteed against attack by armoured commercial raiders, up to four in number, but such damage as they could inflict would not be of more than secondary importance. It was considered, however, by the naval advisers of the Commonwealth, that while the damage so inflicted might be of secondary impor- tance, it might nevertheless be of moment to Australia, and Mr. Deakin’s Government decided to commence building an Australian navy. Discussions arose with the Imperial Government as to the impogtant question of the control of the navy in time of peace and in time of war. The Australian Government desired to retain the constitutional power of placing the navy under the control of the Admiralty in time of war, while in time of peace they were desirous that the navy should remain completely under their own control? The position presented obvious difficulties, inasmuch as there was, to begin with, a doubt as to the limits of the power of the Commonwealth Parliament to legislate effec- tively for the government of the naval forces while beyond the territorial waters of the Commonwealth? It was true that - It was questioned by Mr. Higgins whether such expenditure was within the legal powers of the Commonwealth ; see Parliamentary Debates, 1903, pp. 1997, 1998 ; Harrison Moore, Commonwealth of Australia,’ p. 553. * See Parl. Pap., Cd. 3523, pp. 128 seq., 469 seq.; 3524, pp. 38-71; Commonwealth Parl. Pap., 1901, No. 52, A. 12; 1905, No, 66; 1906. Nos. 14, 81, 82; 1907-8, Nos. 6, 143, 144; 1908, Nos. 6, 37. % (Of. the dictum of Martin C.J. (N.S. W.) in The Brisbane Oyster Fishery Co. v. Emerson, Knox, 80, at p. 86.

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