Australian Constitutional Law Notes on Content

Description

These notes are detailed (but summarised) notes on the assessable content in Australian Constitutional Law. They contain background on each content and power as well as key cases with the facts and holdings outlined. Features of Notes: 1. Organised by headings and subheadings 2. Covers all assessable powers 3. Includes notes explaining the process of characterisation 4. Outlines key cases (with facts, holdings and implications) 5. Gives an overview of the structure of the Constitution The topics covered in these notes are: 1. Structure of the Constitution 2. Characterisation of Commonwealth Laws 3. The Defence Power 4. Executive Powers 5. Nationhood Power 6. Judicial Power 7. Aliens Power 8. External Affairs Power 9. Trade and Commerce Power 10. Indigenous Sovereignty and the Race Power 11. Acquisition of Property on Just Terms 12. Implied Freedom of Political Communication 13. Right to Trial by Jury 14. Inconsistency of Laws For each power the notes outline: 1. The source of the power 2. Scope and limits 3. Applicable tests 5. Key cases 6. Approach to Characterisation 7. Summary points These notes are put together from a number of sources including the provided subject materials ( lectures and readings), the required textbook, supplementary textbooks, legal commentary and other online sources. These notes are all you need for this subject and with these notes you will not have to write notes on the lectures, seminars or from the textbook. Within the 98 pages of these notes everything you need to know for this subject is covered in clear dot point structure.