▁power ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁over ▁time . ▁Victoria ' s ▁Parliament ▁is ▁subject ed ▁to ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁constitution ▁and ▁its ▁powers ▁stem ▁from ▁the ▁Crown . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Parliament ▁has ▁exclusive ▁powers ▁in ▁some ▁matters ▁that ▁the ▁states ▁may ▁not ▁exercise ▁at ▁all . ▁In ▁matters ▁where ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁and ▁federal ▁parliament s ▁overlap , ▁the ▁federal ▁parliament ' s ▁powers ▁prev ail . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁other ▁restrictions ▁to ▁Parliament ' s ▁authority , ▁though , ▁and ▁the ▁largely ▁cer emon ial ▁role ▁the ▁crown ▁has ▁in ▁govern ance ▁makes ▁Victoria ' s ▁parliament ▁so ver eign ▁over ▁Victoria ▁in ▁practice . ▁Such ▁power ▁is ▁non eth eless ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁whose ▁power ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁monarch . ▁Parliament ' s ▁so ver eign ▁power ▁over ▁Victoria ▁is ▁supre me ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁equivalent ▁federal ▁parliament ' s ▁power ▁over ▁Australia ▁as ▁a ▁whole ; ▁Victoria ' s ▁Constitution ▁does ▁not ▁rig id ly ▁define ▁a ▁separation ▁of ▁powers ▁as ▁the ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁constitution ▁does , ▁meaning ▁that ▁all ▁powers ▁res iding ▁within ▁the ▁executive ▁and ▁jud icial ▁branches ▁of ▁government ▁stem ▁from ▁Parliament . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁legal ▁imped iment , ▁therefore , ▁to ▁Parliament ▁exer cis ing ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁branches ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁so vere ig nt y ▁was ▁leg ally ▁tested ▁following ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Res p ons ib ilities ▁