Characterisation and PROPORTIONALITY: The Test to Balance the "Means" and "Ends" of Laws | AUSSIELAW

The proportionality test is used by the High Court of Australia to characterise the purposive heads of power in the Australian Constitution. It is also used to assess the constitutional rights and freedoms expressed and implied in the Constitution. In this video, we will focus on the first: the relationship between proportionality and constitutional characterisation. We will look at what proportionality means, what it is composed of, and how the Court has used the proportionality test in some constitutional cases. 0:00 - Characterisation of Commonwealth Laws 1:33 - Purposive Head of Power 2:28 - What is Proportionality? 3:13 - Proportionality Test 4:06 - Proportionality and Judicial Activism 6:49 - The Use of the Proportionality Test 7:36 - Summary ***** OTHER RELATED VIDEOS FROM AUSSIE LAW: Methods of Constitutional Interpretation in Australia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MXf... The Characterisation of Laws: Identifying ‘Heads of Powers’ in the Australian Constitution –    • CHARACTERISATION of LAWS: Identifying 'HEA...   Incidental Characterisation: The Incidental Power of Section 51 (xxxix) of the Australian Constitution –    • INCIDENTAL CHARACTERISATION: The Incidenta...   Purposive and Subject-Matter Heads of Power in the Australian Constitution -    • Purposive and Subject-Matter HEADS OF POWE...   ***** SUBSCRIBE to AUSSIE LAW: https://www.youtube.com/c/AussieLaw?s... Do you want to learn more about Australian Constitutional Law? Are you interested in understanding the basic concepts and principles of the Australian legal system, its government and the Constitution? You've come to the right place! Welcome to AussieLaw, the channel where we explain the facts, concepts, principles, and legal provisions of the Constitution of Australia (and of Australian Law in general). I hope you will enjoy our short videos! // This video does not provide legal counselling or opinion about cases. This channel was created for educational purposes only. // ***** RECOMMENDED READINGS: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia (Aroney, Gernagelos, Murray and Stellios) : https://amzn.to/2NaMwDP Federal Constitutional Law - A Contemporary View (Joseph and Castan) : https://amzn.to/3ohX96w (I earn a small percentage from these qualifying purchases [at no additional cost for you!]) ***** LINKS: The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act : https://www.legislation.gov.au/Detail... Burton v Honan (1952) : https://jade.io/j/?a=outline&id=64814 Nationwide News v Wills (1992) : https://jade.io/article/67708 Leask v Commonwealth (1996) : https://jade.io/article/67960 ***** Follow me on Twitter :   / renatosmcosta   And check out my Academic Profiles : https://law.uq.edu.au/profile/11028/r... http://www.uq.academia.edu/RenatoSaeg... http://www.researchgate.net/profile/R... #auslaw #australianconstitution #proportionality