Sydney Law School: Recent submissions
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Due process and rule of law as human rights: The High Court and the "offshore" processing of asylum seekers
Published 2011A central message delivered by the High Court in Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth is that Australia’s Constitution and common law tradition do provide some guarantees against ...Open AccessArticle -
You have to be stronger than razor wire: Legal issues relating to the detention of Refugees and asylum seekers
Published 2002This article explores the international legal principles that do or should determine state practice in detaining refugees and asylum seekers. The issues fall into two broad categories: the circumstances in which it is ...Open AccessArticle -
The changing landscape of corporate fundraising
Published 2019Corporate fundraising for both debt and equity securities is regulated under Ch 6D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). That chapter imposes a detailed regime of rules for issuing securities to the public that centre on ...Open AccessArticle -
Conceptual models of the PPSA security interest: Moving beyond the unitary/minimalist dichotomy
Published 2020This article explores the existing conceptual models of the "security interest" under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) – the "unitary model" and the "minimalist model". It reviews the elements of and rationales ...Open AccessArticle -
Interaction between statutory and general law duties concerning company director conflicts
Published 2013This article addresses some aspects of the interaction between statute and the general law duties governing directors' conflicts of interest. In order to understand that interaction fully, it is instructive first to recognise ...Open AccessArticle