Judging the New by the Old in the Judicial Review of Executive Action

Interpreting Executive Power by Janina Boughey and Lisa Burton Crawford

Abstract

Contestation about the exercise and interpretation of executive power is a significant theme of contemporary legal scholarship. Victorian Stevedoring and General Contracting Co Pty Ltd v Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73 provides a historical setting in which to examine many of the issues explored in Interpreting Executive Power (Federation Press, 2020), an excellent collection of essays edited by Janina Boughey and Lisa Burton Crawford.