#Parliament – Western Heritage Australia

Magna Carta

Posted on 15 June 202128 July 2021 by wha01

No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny, or delay right or justice.

New South Wales – How Freedom was Won

Posted on 22 May 202128 July 2021 by wha01

For more than thirty years, appointed Governors (Phillip, Hunter, King, Bligh, Macquarie, and Brisbane) exercised powers in the colony of New South Wales (N.S.W.) which exceeded those of the King of England. These powers would have been illegal in England unless ratified by an Act of Parliament.