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This video responds to myths about the application of Magna Carta in the Australian legal system.
It addresses the history of Magna Carta, how it was received as part of Australian law, and what remnants of it remain as part of the law in the United Kingdom and Australia. It explains how Magna Carta is not constitutionally entrenched. As with any law, it can be overridden by later statutes validly enacted by Parliament. It then shows how Magna Carta cannot be used as an excuse not to pay tax, mortgages or speeding fines.