Work ChoicesAndrew Stewart and George Williams, leading scholars and media commentators, explain what has been called the most important decision of the Australian High Court since the Tasmanian Dam Case in 1983. They show what was being argued and why it was being argued, as well as what was decided and the implications for Australia’s future. They include key passages of the majority judgment, and from the dissents of Justices Kirby and Callinan. Is this “a destabilising intrusion of direct federal lawmaking into areas of legislation which, since federation, have been the subjects of State laws†(Justice Kirby)? Might it reduce State Parliaments to “impotent debating societies†(Justice Callinan)? |
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Where there is an irreconcilable conflict between a federal and a State law , the High Court applies section 109 of the Constitution , which states that in such an event the law of the Commonwealth " shall prevail " .
Where there is an irreconcilable conflict between a federal and a State law , the High Court applies section 109 of the Constitution , which states that in such an event the law of the Commonwealth " shall prevail " .
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By the time of the Work Choices case the majority judges were able to state that the " general principles to be applied in determining whether a law is with respect to a head of legislative power are well settled " .
By the time of the Work Choices case the majority judges were able to state that the " general principles to be applied in determining whether a law is with respect to a head of legislative power are well settled " .
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Taken together , these principles have allowed the specific Commonwealth powers to be applied in areas never contemplated by the framers . Seemingly innocuous powers like that over " external affairs " have become major weapons in the ...
Taken together , these principles have allowed the specific Commonwealth powers to be applied in areas never contemplated by the framers . Seemingly innocuous powers like that over " external affairs " have become major weapons in the ...
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Hence they were prepared to resolve disputes by making awards that applied to each employer that had been a " respondent " to ( ie , involved in ) the dispute . Unlike its State counterparts , the Arbitration Court could not simply ...
Hence they were prepared to resolve disputes by making awards that applied to each employer that had been a " respondent " to ( ie , involved in ) the dispute . Unlike its State counterparts , the Arbitration Court could not simply ...
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They still applied to workers who had not negotiated an agreement . But they also set a benchmark for bargaining through the " no - disadvantage test " . Under that test , no agreement should be registered if it left work- ers any worse ...
They still applied to workers who had not negotiated an agreement . But they also set a benchmark for bargaining through the " no - disadvantage test " . Under that test , no agreement should be registered if it left work- ers any worse ...
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5 | 40 |
6 | 59 |
7 | 69 |
9 | 129 |
Making Law Through Regulations | 135 |
Other Issues | 142 |
What It Means for Labour Relations | 152 |
13 | 166 |
Extracts from the Australian Constitution | 176 |
Index | 182 |
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