Table of Contents

Part 1: Constitutional Fundamentals 1. What is Constitutional Law? 2. Fundamental Concepts of Australian Constitutional Law 3. The Legislature 4. The Executive 5. The Judicial Branch and Separation of Powers 6. Characterisation and Interpretation 7. State and Territory Constitutional Law 8. Express and Implied Rights Part 2: Enumerated Powers 9. Trade and Commerce 10. Corporations 11. External Affairs 12. Defence Part 3: Financial Relations and Federalism 13. Taxation, Grants and Expenditure 14. Excise Duties 15. Freedom of Interstate Trade, Commerce and Intercourse 16. Inconsistency 17. Intergovernmental Immunities Table of Cases Table of Statutes Index

About the Author

Bede Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Canberra