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Removing the watchdog’s bark: Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne
Neil Laurie
It is not uncommon for the activities of ad hoc and permanent commissions of inquiry to be the subject of judicial review. But the series of decisions that culminated in the very recent High Court decision of Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne [2023] HCA 28 requires special attention as they deal with the intersection of judicial review of a permanent commission of inquiry’s report provided to its parliamentary oversight committee, thereby potentially raising issues of parliamentary privilege.
Tidying our house of law: bringing the Marie Kondo philosophy to the Commonwealth statute book
William Isdale and Nicholas Simoes da Silva
Last year marked the 120th anniversary of the Commonwealth statute book – an anniversary that offers an opportunity to reflect on the house of law we have built. There is much to be proud of: a house constructed from the timbers of Parliamentary sovereignty, with strong constitutional foundations.
Can Clive Palmer use Investor-State Dispute Settlement to get what the High Court wouldn't give him?
Jonathan Bonnitcha
The High Court’s decisions in Mineralogy v WA and Palmer v WA end the dispute between Mineralogy/Clive Palmer and the Western Australian government as a matter of Australian law. It is not, however, the end of the dispute. A Singaporean-incorporated entity in Palmer’s corporate group is now poised to commence international arbitration. …
Manner and form mysteries highlighted but unresolved in Mineralogy v WA
Anne Twomey
One of the difficulties in understanding and applying manner and form constraints on state legislative power is that there is little jurisprudence on the subject and what exists is often unclear, poorly reasoned and in some cases just wrong. That is why the manner and form arguments in Mineralogy …
Legislative morass and the rule of law: a warning, and some possible solutions
William Isdale & Christopher Ash
Constitutional conversation, institutional listening and the First Nations Voice
Gabrielle Appleby & Eddie Synot
Constitutional conversation, institutional listening and the First Nations Voice
Gabrielle Appleby & Eddie Synot
Queensland Public Health Laws and COVID-19: A Challenge to the Rule of Law?
BY PETA STEPHENSON AND JONATHAN CROWE
Tasmania’s Subordinate Legislation Committee fails to provide democratic accountability during the COVID-19 emergency
BY GABRIELLE APPLEBY AND BRENDAN GOGARTY
Raised Voices: Parliamentary Debate in Indigenous Languages
BY TIMOTHY GOODWIN AND JULIAN R MURPHY