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Author Australia. Parliament. Department of the Senate. Research section

Title The distinctive foundations of Australian democracy : lectures in the Senate Occasional Lecture Series, 2003-2004 / Department of the Senate
Published Canberra : Dept. of the Senate, 2004

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Description iv, 150 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Papers on Parliament, 1031-976X ; no. 42
Senate occasional lecture series ; 2003-2004
Papers on Parliament ; no. 42
Senate occasional lecture series ; 2003-2004
Contents Alfred Deakin : a centenary tribute / Stuart Macintyre -- The High Court and Parliament : partners in law-making, or hostile combatants? / Michael Coper -- Constitutional schizophrenia then and now / A.J. Brown -- Eureka and the prerogative of the people / John Molony -- John Quick : a true founding father of federation / Sir Ninian Stephen -- Rules, regulations and red tape : Parliamentary scrutiny and delegated legislation / Dennis Pearce -- 'The Australias are one' : John West guiding colonial Australia to nationhood / Patricia Fitzgerald Ratcliff -- The distinctiveness of Australian democracy / John Hirst -- The usual suspects? : 'civil society' and Senate Committees / Anthony Marinac
Summary Includes the following lectures: The High Court and the Parliament: partners in law-making, or hostile combatants? -- Constitutional schizophrenia then and now -- Rules, regulations and red tape: parliamentary scrutiny and delegated legislation (and more ...)
Notes "December 2004"
"Edited by Kay Walsh"--T.p. verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes ALSO available in ELECTRONIC FORMAT via the Internet
Subject Australia. Parliament.
Democracy -- Australia.
Federal government -- Australia -- History.
SUBJECT Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1851-1901
Author Walsh, Kay, 1948-
Australia. Parliament. Department of the Senate