Executive detention and the Australian Constitution
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| Article Title | Executive detention and the Australian Constitution |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 36744 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Gray, Anthony |
| Journal Title | Australian Journal of Administrative Law |
| Journal Citation | 22 (1), pp. 43-62 |
| Number of Pages | 20 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Lawbook Co. |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 1320-7105 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2015/01/13/australian-journal-of-administrative-law-update-november-2014/ |
| Abstract | This papers considers constitutional arguments regarding the executive detention of individuals, in light of the Queensland Government's Criminal Law Amendment (Public Interest Declarations) Act 2013 (Qld), which reposed power to order the detention of individuals within a particular class in the Queensland Governor, upon the recommendation of the Queensland Attorney-General. It argues the High Court should invalidate legislation which confers such powers upon the executive, since detention is almost always a punitive act, and punitive detention is an exclusively judicial function. It further argues that to confer such powers on members of the executive undermines the institutional integrity of Queensland courts contrary to the requirements of Chapter III. |
| Keywords | Chapter III; preventive detention; Kable; Fardon; institutional integrity |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480702. Constitutional law |
| Public Notes | This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Australian Journal of Administrative Law and should be cited as Anthony Gray, Executive detention and the Australian Constitution, (2014) 22 AJ Admin L 43. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at https://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/en-au/contact.html. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchase. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Law and Justice |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2w0x/executive-detention-and-the-australian-constitution
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