HD Public Law Complete Exam Notes: theory, cases, legislation, exam method

Description

Complete Public Law subject notes in one bookmarked document, covering Weeks 1 to 10. Notes only: no tutorial or exam questions and answers. What's inside: - Exam method: how to align an essay to any prompt, theme cards (thesis, argument moves, authorities and critiques for each theme) and problem scaffolds with sentence stems - Statutory interpretation: the method, the interpretation provisions and the authorities - Compendium of the constitutional and statutory provisions - Case notes for 66 cases (procedure, facts, issue, rule, application, conclusion) - Theory and doctrine: foundations, frameworks, key tests and decision flowcharts - Quick index of topic, test and case Topics covered: - Constitutionalism, the rule of law and the separation of powers - Parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional conventions - British and American influences, federation and federalism - Legal independence and popular sovereignty - Indigenous sovereignty, Mabo, the races power, recognition and the Voice - The legislature: s 44 disqualification, accountability, the franchise, limits on State Parliaments - Statutory interpretation and the principle of legality - The executive: reserve powers, executive and prerogative power, responsible government, accountability - The judiciary: appointment and removal, separation of judicial power, Kable, persona designata - Rights protection and bills of rights - Constitutional change: manner and form, s 128 Drawn from classes, the prescribed readings, the cases and the legislation. Built for an open-book exam.