It follows agreement by the Australian federal police to a series of amendments to the order, making the restrictions it imposes more flexible.
In 1993, the Advisory Council proposed an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Canada, making the sovereign's spouse automatically a Companion, but Prince Philip again refused, stating that if he was to be appointed, it should be on his merits.
Or consider the 25th amendment, which established the order of succession if the president cannot complete his or her term of office.
In a brief statement, the supreme court said: "The issues in this appeal were whether the proposed civil legal aid residence test in the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 is ultra vires [beyond the powers of the legislation] and unjustifiably discriminatory and so in breach of common law and the Human Rights Act 1998.
Typically, the author identifies some golden age, one just now dissolving in the rearview mirror; recounts the slippery path of declension; and then prescribes an amendment of ways in order to avert further disaster.
The questionnaires were found to be easily understood and only minor amendments were made on the order of appearance of the items.
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The migration amendment (maintaining the good order of immigration detention facilities) bill, giving increased power to "authorised officers" to use force against people in immigration detention, would only make the situation worse.
The migration amendment (maintaining the good order of immigration detention facilities) bill would allow immigration officers – which may include private contractors – to use "reasonable force against any person" if the officer believed it was necessary to protect the life, health or safety of people in detention or to maintain the good order, peace or security of a detention centre.
He withdrew his amendment and the fee order was agreed.
