cam . # .

Not sure: The problems with dismissal and reserve powers is that they appear arbitrary. Kerr and Game\'s decisions are still dicussed today to determine if they were constitutional, or warranted. If Whitlam or Lang hadn\'t of gone quietly there would have been major disturbances. In Lang\'s case, all it would have taken, is for Lang to say to Game, I don\'t recognize your authority and Canberra would have marched on Sydney.

So I don\'t think implied powers and dismissal are healthy for the system. Any powers should be explicit. If there is to be dismissal, then it should only be on the recommendation of parliament with a \"no confidence\" vote preceding it. Another means would via some kind of legal process such as impeachment.

The Head of State should not be able to dismiss an elected government out of hand. The recommendation should have to come from a legal process or parliament itself.

cam