Date: 17 Jul 2017, Filed under: Constitutional Law, Renting & Leasing Property
Fans of The Castle can take two things away from the film: a) the Constitution has a ‘vibe’ and b) s 51(xxxi) states that property acquired by the Commonwealth...
Date: 06 Jan 2017, Filed under: Anti-Social Laws, Media Law, Constitutional Law
Some of us may presume that because we live in a liberal democracy like Australia, certain personal freedoms are a given – like free speech – and that...
Date: 05 Sep 2011, Filed under: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
Allow us to begin this piece with a confession: up until law school, this writer – like many other Australians, probably – had a greater familiarity with...
Date: 29 Apr 2011, Filed under: Constitutional Law
Not only does Australia have a Constitution, but it has a freedom of speech provision. Well, only for politicians. Here's why.
Date: 15 Feb 2011, Filed under: Conveyancing, Buying a Home, Constitutional Law, Local Government, Building a Home
NSW Home owner grant cap for 2011
Date: 06 Feb 2008, Filed under: Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Law, Local Government
The Federal Attorney-General’s Department is seeking expressions of interest and nominations for Federal Magistrate positions. However the method...
Date: 07 Jun 2007, Filed under: Business & Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Local Government
Queensland is the latest jursidiction to implement reforms to the legal profession, after the Legal Profession Bill 2007 was passed by the state parliament...
Date: 10 Apr 2007, Filed under: Business & Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Local Government
The Australian legal profession should be strong, independent and unflinchingly willing to defend individual rights and the rule of law,” according...
Date: 05 Mar 2007, Filed under: Constitutional Law
Judges should not be political activists or they could risk loss of public confidence in the courts, according to High Court Chief Justice Murray Glee...
Date: 05 Mar 2007, Filed under: Constitutional Law, Local Government
The latest state supreme court undergoing a nip and tuck is Sydney's King Street Courts, which has finally undergone its $2.5 million upgrade to commemorate...