Overreach of Executive and Ministerial Discretion

A Threat to Australian Democracy

Authors

  • Professor Emeritus Gillian Triggs University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15209/vulj.v7i1.1135

Abstract

This article has been adapted from the 7th Michael Kirby Justice Oration, delivered at the College of Law & Justice, Victoria University, Melbourne, on 27 September 2017.

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Published

31-12-2017

How to Cite

Triggs , G. (2017) “Overreach of Executive and Ministerial Discretion: A Threat to Australian Democracy”, Victoria University Law and Justice Journal. Melbourne, Australia, 7(1), pp. 9–14. doi: 10.15209/vulj.v7i1.1135.

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Michael Kirby Justice Oration

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