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25: Certain common law doctrines not affected

You could also call this:

"This law does not change some basic common sense rules that already exist."

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You know some laws are based on common sense. This Act does not change these common law doctrines. They are still valid even if something is not mentioned in this Act or other related laws like the Health Amendment Act 2006, the Immigration Amendment Act (No 2) 2006, the Parole Amendment Act 2006, the Sentencing Amendment Act (No 2) 2006, the Social Security Amendment Act 2006, and the Summary Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2006. These doctrines include things like not being able to do something that is impossible. They still apply even if this Act or other laws do not mention them.

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25Certain common law doctrines not affected

  1. No doctrine, defence, or rule of impossibility or necessity (for example, those embodied in the maxims lex non cogit ad impossibilia and nemo tenetur ad impossibile) is limited or affected by—

  2. any thing in, or done under, this Act or an enactment stated in subsection (2); or
    1. the fact that any thing is not in, or has not been done under, this Act or an enactment stated in subsection (2).

      1. The enactments referred to in subsection (1) are the Health Amendment Act 2006, the Immigration Amendment Act (No 2) 2006, the Parole Amendment Act 2006, the Sentencing Amendment Act (No 2) 2006, the Social Security Amendment Act 2006, and the Summary Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2006.