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Lexis Nexis The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth, Revised Edition
The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth, Revised Edition is a modernisation of a classic text and a must have for anyone serious about fighting hard to save our freedoms.
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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
This review was first published in the Law Institute Journal Vol 89.08 September 2015
Table of contents
Table of cases – 1901 edition
Table of cases – High Court of Australia
Table of statutes
Table of sections
Historical Introduction
Part I – Ancient Colonies
Part II – Modern Colonization
Part III – Colonial Government in Australia
Part III – Colonial Government in Australia
Part IV – The Federal Movement in Australia
List of Members of Federal Conventions. Conferences &c.
The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
Commentaries on the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia
Title
Preamble
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (Covering Clauses)
Chapter 1 — The Parliament
Part I — General
Part II — The Senate
Part III — The House of Representatives
Part IV – Both Houses of Parliament
Part V — Powers of the Parliament
Chapter II — The Executive Government
Chapter III — The Judicature
Chapter IV — Finance and Trade
Chapter V — The States
Chapter VI — New States
Chapter VII — Miscellaneous
Chapter VIII — Alteration of the Constitution
Index – 1901 edition
Index – Revised
Appendix - Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act taking into account alterations up to Act No. 84 of 1977
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