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Originally Posted by PANICPASS
What does Australia's Constitution say about penalties? The United States Constitution has a prohibition against imposing pains and penalties without first consulting a jury for authority. Article 1 section 9 is titled "Limitations on powers granted to the United States. Article 1 section 9 clause 3 reads, No Bill of Attainder... shall be passed". A Bill of Attainder is 1) an act of a legislative body, 2) naming a described individual or group of people or entities, 3) imposing pain or penalty, 4) without first consulting a jury.
Why does your government behave as though Acts of a Legislature are constitutional when bills of attainder are outlawed? In other words they cannot pass a law authorizing a pain or penalty without first consulting a jury. Did a jury authorize the legislature to pass an Act imposing a penalty on you (the individual) for not paying taxes?
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You can set a penalty by agreement, or contract. The notarial protest is a form of agreement.