Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation
Since the landmark decision of the Australian High Court in the Enginee1:1• case, the Australian federation has become increasingly centralised to the extent that Australia has become less than an authentic federation. This paper evaluates whether the principle of subsidiarity, which is a fundamenta...
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| description | Since the landmark decision of the Australian High Court in the Enginee1:1• case, the Australian federation has become increasingly centralised to the extent that Australia has become less than an authentic federation. This paper evaluates whether the principle of subsidiarity, which is a fundamental characteristic of a federal system of government, could be implemented in Australia to restore legislative and financial powers to the Australian states. The chapter suggests specific constitutional and other reforms. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-219502023-02-27T07:34:30Z Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation Evans, Michelle Michelle Evans Augusti Zimmermann Constitutional reform Australian federation Government Subsidiarity Decentralisation Federal balance High Court Since the landmark decision of the Australian High Court in the Enginee1:1• case, the Australian federation has become increasingly centralised to the extent that Australia has become less than an authentic federation. This paper evaluates whether the principle of subsidiarity, which is a fundamental characteristic of a federal system of government, could be implemented in Australia to restore legislative and financial powers to the Australian states. The chapter suggests specific constitutional and other reforms. 2014 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21950 Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Constitutional reform Australian federation Government Subsidiarity Decentralisation Federal balance High Court Evans, Michelle Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title | Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title_full | Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title_fullStr | Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title_short | Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation |
| title_sort | subsidiarity and federalism: a case study of the australian constitution and its interpretation |
| topic | Constitutional reform Australian federation Government Subsidiarity Decentralisation Federal balance High Court |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21950 |