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Abstract
This chapter examines the response of the Australian Federal and State governments to the COVID-19 pandemic. While successful in limiting the spread of the virus, the response caused significant challenges from a rule of law perspective. Executive powers were exercised after the declaration of states of emergency in a quasi-vacuum of checks and balances, with little parliamentary or judicial scrutiny and no clear end date. The prolonged international isolation, coupled with the uneven distribution of consequences attached to intermittent restrictions, put the institutional and legal framework of Australia to the test. The picture emerging is one where all bets are on the executives to exercise their significant emergency powers effectively and as reasonably as possible. But few substantive accountability mechanisms are in place while the pandemic (at the time of writing in July 2021) is still ongoing and so are the states of emergency.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook on Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Editors | Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald |
Place of Publication | UK |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 37 |
Pages | 457-470 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-21195-2 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-032-07885-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 May 2022 |
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Final Report of the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers
Rizzi, M. (Independent expert )
May 2024Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Citation in Australian or overseas Parliamentary department, intergovernmental and NGO reports