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Federal and State Constitutional Law — Priestley subject guide & AU casebook map | caselaw · AU

Australia›Priestley 11›Federal

Federal and State Constitutional Law

Heads of power, separation of powers, implied freedoms, federal structure, judicial federalism, executive power.

Dominant casebooks

Australian Constitutional Law and Theory — Blackshield & Williams · Federation Press (8th)dominant
Federal Constitutional Law — Joseph & Castan · Lawbook Co (5th)

Briefed authorities

Brown v Tasmania Brown v Tasmania (2017) 261 CLR 328
Workplace protests legislation invalid — implied freedom proportionality applied.
Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 257 CLR 42
Offshore detention — statutory authorisation valid under s 61 executive power.
McCloy v New South Wales McCloy v New South Wales (2015) 257 CLR 178
Implied freedom of political communication — three-stage proportionality test.
Williams v Commonwealth (No 1) Williams v Commonwealth (No 1) (2012) 248 CLR 156
Executive spending requires legislative authority outside narrow categories.

Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.

Roach v Electoral Commissioner Roach v Electoral Commissioner (2007) 233 CLR 162

Implied right to vote derived from ss 7 and 24 — limits on prisoner disenfranchisement.

Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520

Implied freedom of political communication — defamation defence reformulated.

Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1996) 189 CLR 51

State courts must be compatible with Ch III institutional integrity.

Cole v Whitfield Cole v Whitfield (1988) 165 CLR 360

Section 92 — interstate trade must be free of discriminatory burdens of a protectionist kind.

Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1

Defence power limits — Parliament cannot recite its way into a power.