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Author | : Graham L Paterson |
Publisher | : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2015-04-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1631358421 |
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“The continued usage of the Australian Constitution Act (UK) by the Australian Governments and the judiciary is a confidence trick of monstrous proportions played upon the Australian people with the intent of maintaining power…. Authority over the Australian Constitution Act lies not with the Australian government, nor with the Australian people. It rests solely with the UK. Only they have the authority to repeal this legislation....” - The late Professor G. Clements, UK QC and emeritus Professor in Law at Cambridge University This book is the first of its type to be written in the last 114 years. Nobody has done so since Quick and Garran in 1901. The British Colony of Australia Act (1900) represents Australia's primary law. It is still used today as our Constitution. That Act controls all our lives. The British Government added the first eight parts of this Act and the ninth part is the draft Constitution. That draft was changed by the British Government before they would allow the Act to be presented to their Parliament. This amended Constitution was never presented to the “people” of Australia for their approval. The document is steeped in nineteenth century colonial thinking, and has never been brought up to date. It remains antiquated and bears very little relationship to the way we are governed. It is a myth that the referendums in 1899 and 1900 asked the “people” to approve the draft Constitution. The few selected “people” were asked if they wanted “union of the Colonies or disunion”. The acceptance of the original draft Constitution was taken for granted. The draft Constitution was never about democracy or Australian sovereignty. Another of the myths this book debunks is that the Constitution can only be changed by a referendum of the Australian people. The fifty colonial representatives; referred to as our “the founding fathers”, saw fit to include thirty nine provisions allowing Parliament to change the Constitution any time the ruling party wished. They have done this so many times in the last 114 years that no one has kept count. Read this book and find out why this primary law of the land is never taught in our schools, and how it controls your life.
Author | : Sir John Quick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1056 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nicholas Aroney |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 697 |
Release | : 2015-09-11 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0521759188 |
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This book provides an engaging and distinctive treatment for anyone seeking to understand the significance and interpretation of the Constitution.
Author | : Helen Irving |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2004-11-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1139453106 |
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In this excellent new book, Helen Irving delves into the mystery that is the Australian constitution by discussing the major national debates of recent years. Many people want to understand and take part in the debate about constitutional issues but they face a significant hurdle: the constitution is almost unreadable. It does not mean what it says, and nor does it say what it means. There are many myths in circulation about what the constitution says and as many assumptions about what it does. Helen Irving, one of this country's foremost constitutional experts, puts various constitutional confusions to rest, and invites a general audience into an understanding of the issues that were once reserved for experts.
Author | : Nicholas Aroney |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 697 |
Release | : 2015-11-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1316276775 |
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The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia examines the body of constitutional jurisprudence in an original and rigorous yet accessible way. It begins by exploring the historical and intellectual context of ideas surrounding the Constitution's inception, and closely examines its text, structure, principles and purposes in that light. The book then unpacks and critically analyses the High Court's interpretation of the Constitution in a manner that follows the Constitution's own logic and method of organisation. Each topic is defined through detailed reference to the existing case law, which is set out historically to facilitate an appreciation of the progressive development of constitutional doctrine since the Constitution came into force in 1901. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia provides an engaging and distinctive treatment of this fundamental area of law. It is an excellent book for anyone seeking to understand the significance and interpretation of the Constitution.
Author | : Sir John Quick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Constitutional history |
ISBN | : 9780409337211 |
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THE ANNOTATED CONSTITUTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, REVISED EDITION is a modern and accessible version of a classic text. This is a remarkable and unique text, which keeps on giving to us, the citizens, who are the true beneficiaries of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. The 1901 Annotated version of the constitution By Quick and Garran was written quite shortly after the Australian Constitution was written. This book offers interpretation of what the constitution actually means in law and how different sections, once combined with each other, offer greater clarity to each section and a deeper meaning. Features: Revised Layout providing easy navigation; Original page numbers; The Constitution is given extensive section by section treatment; An extensive historical introduction to the Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth; Widely cited in both case law and scholarly writings; Table of High Court cases citing the 1901 edition.
Author | : Luke Beck |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2018-03-19 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1351257749 |
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This book examines the origins of Australia’s constitutional religious freedom provision. It explores, on the one hand, the political activities and motives of religious leaders seeking to give the Australian Constitution a religious character and, on the other, the political activities and motives of a religious minority seeking to prevent the Australian Constitution having a religious character. The book also interrogates the argument advanced at the Federal Convention in favour of section 116, dealing with separation of religion and government, and argues that until now scholars and courts have misunderstood that argument. The book casts new light to show how the origins of the provision lead to section 116 being conceptualised as a safeguard against religious intolerance on the part of the Commonwealth. Written in an accessible style, the work has potential to influence the development of constitutional doctrine by the High Court through its challenge of historical assumptions on which the High Court’s current doctrine is based. Given the ongoing political debates concerning the interaction of discrimination law and religious freedom, the book will be of interest to academics and policy-makers working in the areas of law and religion, constitutional law and comparative law.
Author | : W. G. McMinn |
Publisher | : Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Stanley Bach |
Publisher | : Department of Senate Parliament House |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : 9780642712912 |
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A systematic examination of how the Senate actually operates covering topics which include the design and operation of Australia's system of government, an analysis of the confrontation betwen the Senate and the house of Representatives in 1975, proposals for reform, the republican debate, minority parties and the balance of power.
Author | : Cheryl Saunders |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1201 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0198738439 |
Download The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Providing an interdisciplinary overview of Australian constitutional law and practice, this Handbook situates the development of the constitutional system in its proper context. It also examines recurrent themes and tensions in Australian constitutional law, and points the way for future developments.