First, as commander of Baltimoreâs militia, he would put in place an effective defense. Second, having been given the job by Baltimoreâs Committee of Vigilance and Safety, he would not under any circumstances relinquish that commandâespecially to the man in charge of the 10th Military District. Brig.
The Australian Constitution was drafted at a series of constitutional conventions held in the 1890s. It was passed by the British Parliament as part of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 and took effect on 1 January 1901.
It also provides the basic rules for the government of Australia. Indeed, the Constitution is the fundamental law of Australia binding everybody including the Commonwealth Parliament and the Parliament of each State. Accordingly, even an Act passed by a Parliament is invalid if it is contrary to the Constitution.