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    "content": "“A complete separation of powers, in the sense of a distribution of the three functions of government among three independent sets of organs with no overlapping or co-ordination would, (even if theoretically possible) bring Government to a standstill. What the doctrine must be taken to advocate is the prevention of tyranny by the conferment of too much power on any one person or body, and the check of one power by the other.” Separation of powers seeks to achieve the following objectives:- (a) Prevention of abuse of public power through concentration of power. In Federalist No.47, James Madison stated as follows: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many and whether hereditary, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” Power thus divided should prevent absolutism, (as in monarchies or dictatorships, where all branches are concentrated in a single authority) or corruption arising from opportunities that unchecked power offers. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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