et ze e ▁matter , ▁and ▁J C ▁du ▁Pl ess is ▁for ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Law ▁Soci eties ▁( as ▁am icus ▁cur iae ). ▁ ▁Se ctions ▁ 6 5 A ▁to ▁ 6 5 M ▁of ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Cour ts ▁Act ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁judgment ▁deb t ors ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances , ▁and ▁were ▁found ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁be ▁incons istent ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁personal ▁freedom ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁section ▁ 1 1 ( 1 ) ▁in ▁Chapter ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Constitution . ▁Such ▁prov isions ▁were ▁also ▁not ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁just ified ▁as ▁reasonable ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁limitation ▁prov isions ▁of ▁section ▁ 3 3 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁It ▁was ▁further ▁impossible , ▁the ▁court ▁found , ▁to ▁exc ise ▁only ▁those ▁prov isions ▁which ▁failed ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁deb t ors ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁pay ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁could ▁but ▁would ▁not . ▁It ▁was ▁possible , ▁however , ▁to ▁sever ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁those ▁prov isions ▁which ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁imprison ment , ▁leaving ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁deb t - collect ing ▁system ▁use fully ▁in ▁force . ▁The ▁court ▁decl ined ▁to ▁exercise ▁its ▁powers ▁under ▁section ▁ 9 8 ( 5 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁prov isions ▁in ▁issue ▁alive ▁until ▁Parliament ▁had ▁rect ified ▁them , ▁as ▁the ▁deb t - collect ing ▁system ▁was ▁not ▁dependent ▁upon ▁the ▁imprison ment