| Description |
xxii, 159 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
The path to Engineers / John Goldring -- What makes the Engineers case a classic? / Kevin Booker and Arthur Glass -- Three reflections on Engineers / Sir Robert Menzies, RTE Latham and Sir Victor Windeyer -- The impact of Engineers: Engineers and the "federal balance" / Leslie Zines; Engineers and implied immunities / Tony Blackshield; Engineers and implied rights / George Williams -- Has Engineers reached its "use by" date?: A commonwealth perspective / Dr Gavan Griffith; A state perspective / Keith Mason; A third perspective / Fiona Wheeler -- Three cheers for Engineers / Sir Gerard Brennan -- The "Engineers song" |
| Summary |
In the Engineers Case in 1920, the High Court held that the Commonwealth could make laws binding on the states under its "conciliation and arbitration" power. In an ambiguous and poorly structured judgment, the majority emphasised reliance upon the text of the Constitution over implications derived from external sources that might protect state power. Deeply influential, and almost equally controversial, the appropriateness of this approach today is considered in the light of recent landmark High Court decisions |
| Analysis |
Adelaide Steamship |
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Cases (Law) |
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Constitution s. 51(35) |
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Constitution s.51(35) |
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Constitutional law |
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Engineering industry |
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Engineers case |
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Federal issue |
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Federal state relations |
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High Court judgements |
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High Court judgments |
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History |
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Intergovernmental immunities doctrine |
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Reserved state powers |
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State issue |
| Notes |
Contains the edited proceedings of a seminar held on 31 August 1995 and organised by the Faculty of Law and the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University to mark the 75th anniversary of the decision in the Engineers Case |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australia) -- Claims vs. Adelaide Steamship Company -- Congresses
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Amalgamated Society of Engineers. Australasian Section. -- Claims vs. Adelaide Steamship Company -- Congresses
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Amalgamated Society of Engineers. Australasian Section. -- Claims vs. Adelaide Steamship Company
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Arbitration, Industrial -- Australia -- States.
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Constitutional law -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Constitutional law -- Australia.
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Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers -- Australia.
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Mediation and conciliation, Industrial -- Australia -- States.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Coper, Michael.
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Williams, George, 1969-
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| LC no. |
97179784 |
| ISBN |
1862872287 |
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