Sir Garfield Barwick's approach to the Constitution

Abstract

The Commonwealth Constitution was enacted as section 9 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, an Act of the Imperial Parliament. The problems of the Commonwealth Constitution are therefore, problems of statutory interpretation and application. The Constitution is of course an unusual statute. It is expressed in general and imprecise language, it is difficult to amend and it has as its subject matter, the division of governmental power within Australia. Show more