Search results for: “Subject index to the acts of the Australian Parliament”
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Statute
Definition of Statute An Act of Parliament, particularly public Acts. Statutes are of the following kinds : Declaratory when they do not profess to make any alteration in the existing law, but merely to declare or explain what it is; remedial, when they alter the common law; amending, when […]
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Petition
Definition of Petition A written statement addressed to the Crown, a Court or public officer, setting forth facts on which the petitioner bases a prayer for remedy or relief. Proceedings in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, in Bankruptcy, in the House of Lords and Privy Council are […]
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Company
Definition of Company An association of persons formed for the purpose of some business or undertaking carried on in the name of the association, each member having the right of assigning his shares to any other person, subject to the regulations of the companyAn incorporated company is a […]