CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
With strengths in: Attorney-General
interventions and federal/state responsibilities.
The Australian Government uses AGS as its primary
provider of constitutional advice.
Our rich experience and tradition—dating back
to Federation—give us unparalleled expertise
in constitutional matters. These include the constitutional
validity of Australian Government activities and
immunity from legislation, inconsistencies between
Commonwealth and state legislation, the scope and
limits of executive power, and the availability of
particular Commonwealth powers to support proposed
legislation.
Our understanding and expertise are preserved and
sharpened by our role of considering notices to the
Attorney-General about every constitutional issue
that arises in any Australian court, instructing
counsel (including the Solicitor-General) in constitutional
cases and appearing as counsel in constitutional
cases.
See Litigation
notes No. 11 ‘The constitutional meaning of alien’ and ‘High
Court decisions in brief – Constitutional cases’ 22
October 2004, Litigation
notes No. 13 29 November 2005, Litigation
notes No. 14 29 November 2006 and Sawer’s The
Australian Constitution 3rd edition.
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