"Anomalous occurrences in unusual circumstances"? Extra-judicial activity by High Court justices: 1903 to 1945

dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Fiona
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:25:05Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2022-10-23T07:16:36Z
dc.description.abstractThe conventional wisdom is that, with some important exceptions, the justices of the High Court of Australia have generally refrained from extra-judicial work. This has been to preserve their independence from government, in particular by avoiding association with political matters. This article, however, challenges this dominant reading of the historical record. Focusing on formal assignments outside the courtroom � such as service by High Court justices as Royal Commissioners, on other executive bodies, or in diplomatic roles � it argues that when the court�s first 40 years are considered, there is evidence of a more substantial history of participation by its members in outside work than is frequently acknowledged. In advancing this viewpoint, the article shines a light on several largely forgotten instances of extra-judicial service by members of the court in its formative decades. It also explores some of the factors shaping the early court�s engagement in such work and the contrast with High Court practice today
dc.identifier.issn1034-3024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/21107
dc.publisherThe Law Book Company
dc.sourcePublic Law Review
dc.source.urihttp://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/support/product-support.aspx?id=/mediaTree/60968
dc.title"Anomalous occurrences in unusual circumstances"? Extra-judicial activity by High Court justices: 1903 to 1945
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage141
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage125
local.contributor.affiliationWheeler, Fiona, ANU College of Law, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu8901187@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidWheeler, Fiona, u8901187
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor180108 - Constitutional Law
local.identifier.absfor180120 - Legal Institutions (incl. Courts and Justice Systems)
local.identifier.absseo940299 - Government and Politics not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absseo940499 - Justice and the Law not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absseo950503 - Understanding Australia's Past
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4712283xPUB15
local.identifier.citationvolume24
local.identifier.thomsonID000421537100006
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4712283
local.type.statusPublished Version

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