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Nationhood, Executive Power and the Australian Constitution

By Peta Stephenson

Nationhood, Executive Power and the Australian Constitution Law

Nationhood, Executive Power and the Australian Constitution

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The first comprehensive study of the nature and scope of the nationhood power, this book brings a fresh perspective to the scholarship on the powers of the executive branch in Australia. The question of when the Federal Executive Government can act without the authorisation of the Parliament is contested and highly topical in Australia. In recent judicial decisions, Australian courts have suggested that statutory authorisation may not be required where the Federal Executive Government is exercising the nationhood power; that is, the implied executive power derived from the character and status of the Commonwealth as the national government. The Federal Executive Government has relied on this power to implement controversial spending programs, respond to national emergencies and exclude non-citizens from Australia. Together, the chapters in this book analyse and evaluate judicial observations about the operation of the nationhood power in these different contexts and the limits which apply to it. While the focus of this book is on the nationhood power, it also addresses broader issues concerning the relationship between the legislative and executive branches in parliamentary systems of government. This book makes an important contribution to the literature on executive power and will appeal to constitutional lawyers, scholars and practitioners and those who are involved in the administration of government.
Product details
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2022-09-08
Publication Date:
2022-09-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1509942327
ISBN13:
9781509942329
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
470 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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