Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General and ‘the public interest’ in Australian constitutional cases : A case for citizen input into the development of constitutional policy
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Keyzer, Patrick Denis. (2016). Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General and ‘the public interest’ in Australian constitutional cases : A case for citizen input into the development of constitutional policy. In Public Sentinels: A Comparative Study of Australian Solicitors-General pp. 105-116 Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603001-6
Authors | Keyzer, Patrick Denis |
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Abstract | This chapter explores the power enjoyed by Attorneys-General and their Solicitors-General to intervene in Australian constitutional cases. It enhances an argument that the public should have the opportunity to provide input into the development of constitutional policy that informs interventions. The chapter outlines the historical development of interventions in constitutional cases. The emergence of a High Court practice of granting leave to Attorneys-General to intervene to protect the public interest in constitutional cases mirrored the federal preoccupations of the early court. The early constitutional jurisprudence of the Australian High Court was largely concerned with the division of power between the Commonwealth national government and the States. The potential for the Attorneys-General and their Solicitors-General to influence the High Court in constitutional cases was expanded considerably in 1976, when the Commonwealth amended the Judiciary Act to accord the Commonwealth and the States a statutory right of intervention in constitutional cases. |
Keywords | Attorney general; Australia |
Page range | 105-116 |
Year | 01 Jan 2016 |
Book title | Public Sentinels: A Comparative Study of Australian Solicitors-General |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Place of publication | United States |
ISBN | 9781409454250 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603001-6 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Apr 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Feb 2024 |
Additional information | © Gabrielle Appleby, Patrick Keyzer and John M. Williams 2014. |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90211/attorneys-general-solicitors-general-and-the-public-interest-in-australian-constitutional-cases-a-case-for-citizen-input-into-the-development-of-constitutional-policy
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