Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Australia (Commonwealth)

Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia

2001

The High Court of Australia has played a fundamental role as an institution of Australian government since its inception in 1903 to the present. This volume describes how it operates, its historical development, the people who have contributed to that development, the leading cases, and above all, the institutional role of the Court in Australian society. Covers subjects as diverse as feminism, defamation, race, stereotypes, sex, television, humour, and contempt. All Justices have an entry: Barwick, Murphy, Higgins; all significant cases are featured: Tasmanian Dam, Hindmarsh Island Bridge, Chamberlain, Mabo; and relevant themes evaluated: civil liberties, jurisprudence, sovereignty, values.

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Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia is a Further Reading of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Australia (Commonwealth)

The Commonwealth Parliament has been making laws since its inception in 1901. The latest multi-volume consolidation was published in 1973. Most acts are available online from 1901 in both their original form and amended versions.

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