▁B acter ial ▁D iversity ▁Met ad atabase ▁ ▁Category : H al ob acter ia ▁Category : Arch ae a ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Samuel ▁Griff ith ▁Society ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁Australia ▁Sir ▁Harry ▁Gib bs , ▁former ▁Senator ▁John ▁Stone ▁and ▁legal ▁academic ▁Greg ▁Cra ven . ▁N amed ▁after ▁Sir ▁Samuel ▁Griff ith , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁architect s ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁society ▁describes ▁its ▁a ims ▁as ▁being : ▁" to ▁undert ake ▁and ▁support ▁research ▁into ▁[ Austral ia ' s ] ▁constitution al ▁arrang ements , ▁to ▁encou rage ▁and ▁promote ▁w ides p read ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁federal ism , ▁and ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁great ▁virt ues ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Constitution ." ▁It ▁holds ▁annual ▁con ferences , ▁a ▁national ▁constitution al ▁law ▁ess ay ▁competition ▁and ▁publish es ▁an ▁annual ▁journal ▁of ▁conference ▁proceed ings ▁entitled ▁" U ph old ing ▁the ▁Australian ▁Constitution ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁groups ▁including ▁the ▁H . ▁R . ▁Nich oll s ▁Society , ▁B enn el ong ▁Society ▁and ▁Lav ois ier ▁Group , ▁that ▁were ▁promoted ▁by ▁Australian ▁business ▁leader ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist ▁Ray ▁Evans . ▁ ▁A ims ▁and ▁object ives ▁To ▁opp ose ▁the ▁further ▁central isation ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁ ▁To ▁restore ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Parliament ▁as ▁against ▁that