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whether passed before or after the law made by the Legislature of the State shall prevail, and the Jaw made by the Legislature of the State shall to the extent of the repugnancy, but so long only as the law made by Parliament continues to have effect, be 5 inoperative.
Power of 229. (1) If it appears to the Legislature or Legis- Parliament latures of one or more States to be desirable that any to legislate of the matters with respect to which Parliament has for one or no power to make laws for the State or States except 10 more States as provided in articles 226 and 227 of this Constitu- by consent tion should be regulated in such State or States by and adoption Parliament by law, and a resolution or resolutions to of such legis- that effect is or are passed by the House or, where lation by any there are two Houses, by both the Houses of the 15 other State. Legislature of the State or of each of the States, it shall be lawful for Parliament to pass an Act for regulating that matter accordingly, and any Act so passed shall apply to such State or States and to any other State by which it is adopted afterwards by 20 resolution passed in that behalf by the House or. where there are two Houses, by each of the Houses of the Legislature of that State.
*(2) Any Act so passed by Parliament may be amended or repealed by an Act of Parliament passed 25 or adopted in like manner but shall not, as respects any State to which it applies, be amended or repealed by an Act of the Legislature of that State.
Legislation **230. Notwithstanding anything in the fore- for giving going provisions of this Chapter, Parliament has 30 effect to in- power to make any law for any State or part thereof ternational for implementing any treaty, agreement or conven- agreements. tion with any other country or countries.
- The Committee is of opinion that an Act passed by Parlia- ment with the consent of the States should not he allowed to be amended or repealed by any Act of the Legislature of any State to which it applies, but should be amended or repealed only by an Act of Parliament passed or adopted in the same manner in which the principal Act was passed or adopted. This is in con- formity with the provisions of section 51 ( xxxvii ) read with section 109 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
** The Committee is of opinion that Parliament should have unfettered power to make any law for any State or part thereof for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any foreign country or countries.