| On this basis, Herron announced that the government would legislate to authorise construction of the bridge. |
| The National Government explicitly declined to legislate in order to overturn that precedent. |
| Furthermore, the council was a purely advisory body and had no powers to legislate. |
| There is no doubt that the Parliament could so legislate, constitutional protections aside. |
| The argument also fails to recognise that Parliament can legislate in breach of the rules of international law. |
| That is what we mean when we say the States cannot legislate about these matters in federal jurisdiction. |
