DISTINCTION (83) COMPLETE PUBLIC LAW NOTES

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These notes are extremely comprehensive and synthesised with summaries in colourful boxes throughout to make it easier to find the key information and tests. I went to all tutorials and completed all the readings which have all been included in the notes. The preview gives you an idea of the layout of the notes. TOPICS included: - The constitution, its structure and principles - Australian governmental powers: from colonial origins to independence - Amending the constitution and sources of power or legitimacy - Amendment of state constitutions: manner and form - The constitution and federal elections - The constitution and the commonwealth franchise - The constitution and eligibility of federal parliamentarians - The executive: introduction - Executive powers: introduction and prerogative powers - Executive powers: nationhood power and capacity to contract and spend - Access to government information - Delegated legislation and rule-making by the executive - Chapter III jurisprudence and the separation of Commonwealth judicial power - Applying the separation rules for commonwealth judicial power (judicial application of the 1st separation rule - 3 examples; flexibility in the second separation rule) - Chapter III implications: protecting the institutional integrity of courts - Advisory opinion on the validity of legislation