Court will rule on counter-terrorism laws

Court will rule on counter-terrorism laws: Costello. 26/10/2005. ABC News Online:

"Mr Costello says the state and Commonwealth lawyers should come to a consensus of opinion, but he believes the final decision will be made by judges."

I should think so. Changes to laws ought to be debated and discussed by our legal eagles as a matter of course. Then, yes, there is a reason why we have courts and a reason why we have a constitution and any chages to our laws should be "judged" by the High Court. I don't think it's okay for Governments just to make laws and changes. We have a structure which we developed and we have various experts who are experts for a reason. The Hogh Court should be looking at the laws, their implications, how they might look in practice and whether they gel with our constitution. I thought that's why we had a separation of state, church and judiciary, so that we could maximise the benefits of changes to our country and have solid arenas where they could be debated. A matter of law needs to be ratified by the lawyers, judges and courts of this country.