Media contributions
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Title State constitutional reform – the Tasmanian experience Media name/outlet Australian Public Law Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 11/05/16 Description This post discusses a year-long project to review and potentially reform Tasmania’s Constitution. The process has been both challenging and enlightening given the poor state of the current Constitution Act 1934 (Tas). If nothing else the project will focus much needed attention on the State’s constitutional system.
When I was asked to write on the subject of State constitutions for this blog I was somewhat reluctant; I hardly consider myself a State constitutional lawyer. I suspect that is a common view. There are exceptional State constitutional lawyers, but they are a rare breed. For the rest of us, State constitutions are somewhat akin to elderly patriarchs; treated with respect and just a little sadness at family gatherings, but otherwise forgotten for the rest of the working year.URL https://www.auspublaw.org/blog/2016/05/state-constitutional-reform?rq=gogarty Persons Brendan Gogarty