| Physical description |
xiii, 379 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. The Crown: its nature and role / John M Williams -- 2. Sovereignty and the First Australians / Megan Davis -- 3. Sovereignty and the Australian people / Richard Niall -- 4. The Vice-Regal Officers / Michael Sexton -- 5. The Crown being a model litigant / Grant Donaldson -- 6. Judicial review and the Commonwealth Crown / Michael Grant -- 7. The rule of law and the Crown / Justin Gleeson and Celia Winnett -- 8. The executive power / Martin Hinton and Sue Milne -- 9. The Crown as prosecutor / K P Duggan -- 10. Can the Crown do wrong? / M G Evans and F J McDonald -- 11. Executive power and responsible government / Chris Bleby -- 12. The Attorney-General, the DPP, the police and the Crown - the pursuit of independence, fairness, equality, consistency, accountability and openness / Adam Kimber -- 13. Future directions in the non-statutory power of the executive government to contract and spend / Chad Jacobi and Damian O'Leary -- 14. Judicial review and the state Crown / Stephen McLeish -- 15. The roles of an Australian Attorney-General / Walter Sofronoff -- 16. The Solicitor-General and the Crown / Gabrielle Appleby -- 17. Advising and acting for the Crown / Greg Parker. |
| Summary |
The notion of the Crown, no less than the notion of the people, is a value-laden abstraction. Within a system of representative and responsible government, the two abstractions are intertwined. |
| Other author |
Hinton, Martin, editor.
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Williams, John (John Matthew), 1967- editor.
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Gageler, Stephen, writer of foreword.
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| Subject |
Constitutions -- Australia.
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Constitutional history -- Australia.
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Constitutional law -- Australia.
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Australian essays -- 21st century.
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Australia -- Relations -- Great Britain.
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Australian |
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Essays. |
| ISBN |
9781925261721 hardback |
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9781925261790 paperback |
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2370000633019 |
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