Continuing detention in Australian constitutional law
The 1996 decision of the High Court in Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (1996) 189 CLR 51, striking down the validity of the Community Protection Act 1994 (NSW), … Read the rest
Category: Judiciary (page 1 of 3)
BY WILLIAM ISDALE AND NICHOLAS SIMOES DA SILVA
On 3 February 2021, the High Court delivered its judgment in Oakey Coal Action Alliance Inc v New Acland Coal Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 2 (‘New Acland HCA’). The decision arose out … Read the rest
BY PETER PRINCE AND EVE LESTER
‘it is imperative…that the common law should neither be nor be seen to be frozen in an age of racial discrimination’
Justice Brennan, Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992)
Participants in the … Read the rest
‘The first duty of any Court, in approaching a cause before it, is to consider its jurisdiction’.
So said Isaacs ACJ in Hazeldell Ltd v Commonwealth (1924) 34 CLR 442, 446. With reference to that orthodoxy, … Read the rest
“You CAN handle the … trial of defence members for any offence,” High Court tells Military Tribunals
BY Introduction
The Commonwealth Constitution embodies a separation of judicial power from executive and legislative power. While the boundaries between each species of power are not sharply defined, it has long been accepted that “convictions for offences … Read the rest
BY JESSICA KERR
Much is expected of judicial officers in Australia. They are unique public figures holding an ‘extraordinary, status-based position’, a focal point for discussions of confidence in the justice system and the strength of national commitment … Read the rest
BY ANDREW LYNCH
This week’s shocking revelations about the complaints of sexual harassment of young female associates working for Justice Dyson Heydon in his years on the High Court have prompted many reactions. Foremost has been admiration for the bravery … Read the rest
This is one of a special series of posts exploring the public law implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Gilbert + Tobin Centre’s work in the area of public law and public health, see here
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On 6 November 2019, by majority, the High Court dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of s 5(1) of the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Act 2016 (NSW) (the Act). The challenge was brought on … Read the rest
BY In Rizeq v Western Australia (‘Rizeq’), the High Court seized the opportunity to resolve some of the doubts that had “regrettably” (at [39]) arisen concerning the operation of s 79 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)… Read the rest
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