The common assumption that the Executive could spend money on anything within the legislative powers of the Commonwealth in the Constitution was correct.

They were worried that the limits of the powers of the Commonwealth or States could be changed by parliament.

There is an important difference in the source of power of The Commonwealth to legislate over married and de facto relationships.

When she first took office, the power of the Commonwealth seemed bound to rise ever higher.

The power of the Commonwealth to bind the States was seen as an aspect of this general conclusion.

Each of these chapters begins with a section by which the relevant "power of the Commonwealth" is "vested" in the appropriate persons or bodies.

This broke the power of the once-powerful Commonwealth and the country gradually became vulnerable to foreign influence.

The terms must relate to the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth, any public purpose or any power of the Commonwealth.

The states are sovereign entities, although subject to certain powers of the Commonwealth as defined by the Constitution.

The Victorian Government disputed the powers of the Commonwealth to legislate for such purposes.