The Supreme Court in NSW Celebrating 200 years of the NSW Supreme Court On 17 May 1824, Governor Brisbane proclaimed that the NSW Supreme Court with Chief Justice Forbes was open for business!! Or more correctly, open for justice! This celebration is not only about...
This explainer sets out the legal process that underpins how a treaty is created under International Law and then incorporated into Australian domestic law. Definitions of key terms related to the treaty process have been taken from the United Nations and the...
The Principle of Legality Twelve years ago today, the High Court handed down its decision in Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Australian Workers’ Union, now remembered for Chief Justice Gleeson’s seminal discussion of the principle of legality. The principle of...
