Editing Talk:Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia

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==Reserve Powers==
"Powers not included in section 51 are considered "reserve powers", and remain the domain of the states (with a few exceptions, noted below)." Is that right? I had thought that 'reserve' or 'reserved' powers are those unwritten powers of the [[Governor-General]], inlcluding the powers to sack a government. Wouldn't it be more accurate to refer to the plenary powers of the states, the concurrent jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Parliament under section 51 etc, and the consequences of section 109? [[User:SilasM|SilasM]] 03:51, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
: Yeh, reserve powers is a bit of a bad term - it reeks of reserved state powers doctrine, which doesn't exist anymore. A lot of the Australian constitution articles need going through with a fine tooth comb. [[User:Enochlau|enochlau]] ([[User talk:Enochlau|talk]]) 11:21, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

==put the s51 powers in order==

== Proposed merge of [[Section 51(xii) of the Constitution of Australia]] into [[Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia]] ==

I have proposed a merge for the following reasons:

A subsection of the Australian Constitution is somewhat less notable than a larger section. The only source used is a primary one and is of low-quality, primary sources should not be used as the only source per the [[WP:GNG|general notability guideline]] and [[WP:PRIMARY]]. The article I have proposed merging this one with is a sensible choice because this is part of the larger context for section 51 as a whole.

Thanks for your consideration,

[[User:Qwerty123M|Qwerty123M]] ([[User talk:Qwerty123M|talk]]) 02:10, 20 February 2026 (UTC) [[User:Qwerty123M|Qwerty123M]] ([[User talk:Qwerty123M|talk]]) 02:10, 20 February 2026 (UTC)