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The Future of Australian Federalism : Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
This volume explains and evaluates Australia's federal system and the options for reform from various comparative and disciplinary perspectives.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN FEDERALISM; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1: Australian federalism: past, present and future tense; Past tense; The original design; The High Court' s jurisprudence; Present tense; The federal-state balance; International comparisons; Federalism in multi-ethnic societies; The challenge of fiscal federalism; Future tense; Which way forward?; Specific proposals; Conclusion: towards coherent reform; PART I: The federal-state balance; 2: The federal balance; Introduction; Supremacy of Commonwealth legislative power.
- Definition of Commonwealth legislative powerConnection with Commonwealth legislative power; Safeguarding the states; Conclusion; 3: The incredible shrinking federation: voyage to a singular state?; Introduction; The Council of Australian Governments: expanding the reach of cooperative federalism; A national approach to infrastructure: Infrastructure Australia; A seamless national economy: the COAG Communiqué; Distribution of powers under the Australian Constitution; Techniques of cooperative federalism; A brief overview of the reference power; Cooperative federalism in corporations law22.
- National competition policyRoad transport; Rail transport; A cooperative endeavour: the National Transport Commission; Shipping; Ports; Water; The trend; Conclusion; 4: A sketch of the modern Australian federation; 5: The still reluctant state: Western Australia and the conceptual foundations of Australian federalism; Introduction; Federation and initial reluctance; History of the secession debate in Western Australia; The Dominion League and the 1933 secession referendum; 1974 Westralian Secession Movement; Recent developments; The secession of Western Australia: is it legally possible?
- The legal status of the preambleSecession via constitutional amendment: section 128; The legality of unilateral secession; The principle of self-determination; Conclusion; 6: The division of power in federal systems: comparative lessons for Australia; Introduction; The structure of the division of powers; Financial arrangements; The procedure for amendment; Conclusion; PART II: Instituting structural reform: comparative perspectives; 7: Reforming German federalism; An introduction to German federalism and some internal tensions; Dissatisfaction with German federalism; Past reform efforts.
- Basic Law amendments of 1969Territorial reform; Financial reforms, 1994 and 2001; Basic Law amendments, 1994; The Länder and the EU; Reform efforts in 2003-2004; The turning point: the federal election of 2005; The reform proposal of the grand coalition; The reform goals and amendments to achieve them; Strengthening the legislation of the federation and Länder through a clearer distinction of their legislative powers and eliminating framework legislation.