Administrative Law

The High Court ruled today that a British subject who arrived in Australia in 1948 can be considered an alien within the meaning of s 51(xix) of the Constitution. Justice Nettle delivered the judgment in Chetcuti v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 42.

The Cases Team, who create content for Firstpoint on Westlaw, are very proud of the way our Australian Digest classification scheme is designed to be agile and responsive to changes in the legal landscape. Citizenship & Migration is one of our most frequently augmented titles.

This article explains three particular aspects of the Jackson Reforms; costs budgeting and costs management, the benefits of and objections to these and solutions advanced to deal with particular problems since 1 April 2013.