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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That decision not only transformed the structural framework of Commonwealth - State relations , it also established a new approach to constitutional inter- pretation that continues to this day to dominate the work of the High Court .
That decision not only transformed the structural framework of Commonwealth - State relations , it also established a new approach to constitutional inter- pretation that continues to this day to dominate the work of the High Court .
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The Broad Approach to Federal Powers The emphasis placed on the text of the Constitution since Engi- neers has been especially potent when combined with a generous approach to the interpretation of the specific federal powers .
The Broad Approach to Federal Powers The emphasis placed on the text of the Constitution since Engi- neers has been especially potent when combined with a generous approach to the interpretation of the specific federal powers .
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In the first place , the Court has by and large refused to take an " originalist " approach to constitutional interpretation . Rather than deferring to the actual or presumed purpose of those who drafted the document , the Court has ...
In the first place , the Court has by and large refused to take an " originalist " approach to constitutional interpretation . Rather than deferring to the actual or presumed purpose of those who drafted the document , the Court has ...
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legislate in areas formerly under State control is , according to the long accepted approach of the High Court , irrelevant . Since 1920 then , the steady trend of High Court decisions has favoured a broad reading of federal power at ...
legislate in areas formerly under State control is , according to the long accepted approach of the High Court , irrelevant . Since 1920 then , the steady trend of High Court decisions has favoured a broad reading of federal power at ...
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But in 1996 the Howard Government in turn reinstated and if anything strengthened the previous approach this at a time , it must be remembered , when there were still Liberal or Coalition governments at State level .
But in 1996 the Howard Government in turn reinstated and if anything strengthened the previous approach this at a time , it must be remembered , when there were still Liberal or Coalition governments at State level .
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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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