CONSTITUTIONAL DIVISION of POWERS EXCLUSIVE POWERS CONCURRENT POWERS RESIDUAL POWERS Only Federal (Australian) government can act Both Federal and State governments have power . If Federal and State laws conflict, Federal law prevails Federal government has no power, so only States have power GOVERNMENT POWERS Very few powers – e.g:- . raising an army . issuing currency Long list of powers in s.51 of the Constitution Not mentioned in Australian Constitution – Covered by Constitutions of the States Federal exclusive and concurrent powers are set out in the Federal (Australian) Constitution. Areas not mentioned in the Federal Constitution are not within Federal powers; they are handled by the States.