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How the High Court Considers Policy
Author(s) -
Lavarch The Hon Michael
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8500.00012
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , cloak , function (biology) , political science , law and economics , law , high court , public administration , sociology , computer science , optics , physics , metamaterial , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language
The Australian High Court has a long‐standing policy role. In the past this has been disguised by the cloak of literalism. Recently, the court has been more transparent about a policy function, outlining the considerations shaping its policy framework. There is, however, scope for further reform in broadening the range of materials which influence judical decisions.