| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 428 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Cases; List of Commonwealth Constitution Provisions; List of Statutes; List of Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Commonwealth's Constitutional Century; 1 The Emergence of the Commonwealth Constitution; Crises and controversies; Early attempts at federation; The Federal Council and the Federal movement; 1890 Melbourne and 1891 Sydney; The federal revival; The imperial connection; Acts of omission; Conclusion; Notes; 2 The Engineers Case; Intergovernmental immunity; The Case Stated; The case; Themes; The proper rules of construction. |
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Intergovernmental immunitiesReserved State powers doctrine; The relationship between a court of review and Parliament; The role of extra-legal considerations in constitutional interpretation; Why Engineers remains a classic; Notes; 3 The Uniform Income Tax Cases; Context; Fiscal federalism; Evolution of the Uniform Income Tax Scheme; The Challenge and the Outcome: 1942; Re-run: 1957; Legal issues; Problems for the plaintiffs; First case103; Second case134; Aftermath; Federalism; Doctrine and method; Notes. |
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4 The Bank Nationalisation Cases: The Defeat of Labor's Most Controversial Economic InitiativeThe background and evolution of the challenged legislative provisions; The central provisions of the Banking Act 1947; The submissions of the parties; The contestants' arguments and forensic strategies; The High Court's decision88; The Privy Council sequel; Evaluation of the Bank Nationalisation cases; The captains and the kings depart; Notes; 5 The Communist Party Case; Before the ban; The Communist Party Dissolution Act 1950; The Communist Party case; The significance of the case; Conclusion; Notes. |
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6 Fitzpatrick and Browne: Imprisonment by a House of ParliamentThe constitutional basis; The case in the House; The case in the High Court; Changes to the law; A High Court revisit?; A parliamentary revisit?; Future cases; Notes; 7 The Boilermakers Case; Early development of the separation of powers; Political background to the Boilermakers case; The decision of the High Court; The majority judgment; The dissenting judgments; The impact of the Boilermakers case; On industrial arbitration; On constitutional law; Conclusion; Notes; 8 The Race Power: A Constitutional Chimera. |
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Genesis of the race powerThe race power in the first sixty-six years; Constructional Issues in the Race Power; 'Race'; 'Special'; 'Necessary'; 'For'; The Koowarta Case; The Tasmanian Dam Case; The Native Title Act case; The Kartinyeri Case; General Propositions Relating to the Race Power; General Conclusions; Notes; 9 The Double Dissolution Cases; Section 57; History; The 1914 double dissolution and the debate over the nature of the Governor-General's power; The 1974 double dissolution; Cormack v Cope; The PMA case; The Territory Senators case; Unresolved aspects of s. 57. |
| Summary |
This book explores the most significant landmark cases and controversies in Australia's constitutional landscape. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- Australia.
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Constitutional law. |
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Australia. |
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Constitutional history -- Australia.
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Constitutional history. |
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Australia -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1788-2003 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lee, H. P., 1947-
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Winterton, George, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Australian constitutional landmarks. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 052183158X (DLC) 2004273182 (OCoLC)54071669 |
| ISBN |
9781139126861 (electronic book) |
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1139126865 (electronic book) |
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9781139106948 (electronic book) |
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1139106945 (electronic book) |
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9781139116206 |
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1139116207 |
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052183158X |
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9780521831581 |
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