Nicholas Aroney is a Reader in Law at the T. C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, a member of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law and a fellow of the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at the University of Queensland.
Preface
Table of statues and executive instruements
Table of cases
Introduction: Australia as a federal commonwealth
Part I. Federalism: 1. Conceptualising federalism
2. Reframing the analysis
Part II. Federating Australia: 3. Models and sources
4. Australian appropriations
5. Constitutional foundations
6. Formative institutions
Part III. Australian Federation: 7. Principles of representation
8. Representative institutions
9. The states and the Commonwealth
10. Configurations of power
11. Amendment procedures
Part IV. Conclusions: 12. A federal commonwealth
Select provisions
Bibliography
Index.