| Description |
xlvii, 1376 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Foundations of constitutionalism -- 2. Westminster constitutionalism -- 3. The Australian colonies and reception of English law -- 4.Federation to popular sovereignty -- 5. Indigenous peoples and the question of sovereignty -- 6. The Australian federal system -- 7. The Engineer's case -- 8. Approaches to constitutional interpretation -- 9. Inconsistency between Commonwealth and state laws -- 10. The federal parliament -- 11. State constitutions and legislative procedures -- 12. The Executive -- 13. The High Court -- 14. The separation of judicial power -- 15. Characterisation and heads of power: trade and commerce, and marriage -- 16. The corporations power -- 17. The defence power -- 18. The external affairs power -- 19. The industrial relations power -- 20. The immigration and aliens powers -- 21. The taxation and grants powers -- 22. The appropriation and nationhood powers -- 23. Intergovernmental immunities and discrimination and preference -- 24. Excise duties -- 25. Freedom of interstate trade, commerce and intercourse -- 26. Express freedoms -- 27. The implied freedom of political communication -- 28. The Constitution and the common law -- 29. Freedoms implied from the separation of judicial power -- 30. Changing the Constitution |
| Summary |
More than a casebook, this text contains a wide range of materials, including excerpts from a spectrum of commentators and writers. Many changes are incorporated in the 3rd edition, such as: all developments in the law since 1997; new scholarly commentary; a new section on the Fiji crisis |
| Analysis |
High Court judgements |
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Constitutional law |
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Cases (Law) |
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Federal issue |
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State issue |
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High Court judgments |
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Constitutional law (Australia) |
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Constitutional law (Australia ) Constitution |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Australian Constitution -- Law
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Constitutional law -- Austria -- Cases.
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Constitutional law -- Australia.
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Constitutional law -- Australia -- Cases.
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Author |
Williams, George, 1969-
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| LC no. |
2002489830 |
| ISBN |
1862874220 paperback |
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