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The 22nd WA Lee Equity Lecture
18 November2021, Banco Court, Supreme Court of Queensland.
Attacking the 'New Right', Australian Law Reviews and the Peer Review Process
In a just published issue in one of Australia’s oldest and best-known law reviews, the Federal Law Review, Dr Harry Hobbs of the University of Technology Sydney has written an article that comes out swinging (read on to see that that is, if anything,…
The Academy and the Courts: Citation Practices
In a recent article, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Susan Kiefel’s vision explores the symbiotic relationships between the courts and the academy, suggesting that academic writing can be a valuable resource for the judiciary. This…
'Embarrasing and Even Ridiculous': The Short-Lived Rise and Fall of Chief Justice Pope Cooper's Two Act Entrenchment Thesis in Early 20th Century Queensland
This paper examines the brief lifespan (1907–20) of ‘Two Act’ entrenchment, a curious constitutional law idea which emerged in Queensland in the early 1900s. Its origins lay in an argument formulated by Queensland’s then Chief Justice, Pope Cooper,…
Evaluating the Merits of Queensland's New Shield Law: Reform Lessons for the Rest of Australia
This article provides the first comprehensive analysis of Queensland’s new ‘journalist privilege’ provisions (or ‘shield law’), introduced into Div 2B of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) in 2022, and evaluates the merits of these provisions against…
Navigating Dual Legal Systems: Islamic Inheritance Law in Australia's Secular Legal Framework
This article explains the distinctive nature of Islamic inheritance law and considers the extent to which Muslim residents in Australia can assimilate their faith-based obligations with their country-based obligations in matters of inheritance. The…
The Legality of Calf Roping in Australia: A Ford v Wiley Proportionality Analysis
Public concern for the welfare of animals used in rodeo events is growing. Much of this concern is directed at the event of calf roping, an event that involves chasing, lassoing and throwing a calf to the ground. In all Australian jurisdictions, pain…
Does it Exist? LibertyWorks and Australia’s Shrinking Implied Freedom of Political Communication
In this article we examine the recent High Court decision in LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia (‘LibertyWorks’). We argue that this decision fails to properly apply the implied freedom of political communication (the ‘implied freedom’)…
The Inconsistency of the 'Lawful Correction' of Children Defence with Queensland's New Human Rights Act
Despite persistent criticism from international human rights bodies and experts, Queensland continues to permit the ‘lawful correction’ of children as a defence to criminal offences committed against them. The recent introduction of a human rights…
Renegotiation in the Real World: A Study of Australian Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises, Contract Variation, and the Law
The small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is the largest and most productive in Australia. Like all established market-based economies, ours is characterised by the use of contracts as a mechanism for exchange. Contracts often require…
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