Legal Basis
Section 101 of the Constitution of Australia provides that "here shall be an Inter-State Commission", which would have such powers "as Parliament deems necessary" to administer and adjudicate all matters relating to the Constitutional provisions on interstate trade, and laws made under these provisions.
Section 103 provides that members of the Commission are to be appointed by the Governor-General in Council, for seven years, and whose remuneration must not be diminished during the seven-year tenure.
Section 73 provides that appeals on questions of law can be made on decisions of the Inter-State Commission in the High Court
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