Federal Law Review

Our duty is to declare the law as enacted in the Constitution and not to add to its provisions new doctrines which may happen to conform to our own prepossessions.¹

Our duty is to declare the law as enacted in the Constitution and not to add to its provisions new doctrines which may happen to conform to our own prepossessions.¹

The change we propose [to the Australian Constitution] has very limited implications for the design of Australia's democracy. It is the so-called “minimalist” option. All the essential constitutional principles and practices which have worked well and evolved constructively over the last hundred years will remain in place.¹

The change we propose [to the Australian Constitution] has very limited implications for the design of Australia's democracy. It is the so-called “minimalist” option. All the essential constitutional principles and practices which have worked well and evolved constructively over the last hundred years will remain in place.¹