Melbourne Law School - Research Publications
Permanent URI for this collection
Search Results
1 - 6 of 6
-
ItemNo Preview AvailableFraming the First Victorian Constitution, 1853–5(Faculty of Law, Monash University, 1997)As the approaching centenary of federation renews interest in Australian constitutional history, it is timely to examine the colonial constitutions that were current law for the framers of the Commonwealth Constitution. They were the result of the first Australian exercises in constitution-making. Many of their provisions are still in force. This article describes the framing of one of the new constitutions of the 1850s, the Victorian Constitution Act of 1855. The work of the politicians who dominated Victoria at the start of the gold rush, it created the framework for the constitutional crises of the 1860s and 1870s and remains the source of many provisions of the Constitution Act 1975 (Vic).
-
ItemModelling of plasterboard lined domestic steel frames when subjected to lateral loads(A A BALKEMA PUBLISHERS, 1997-01-01)
-
ItemInteraction between brick veneer walls and domestic framed structures when subjected to earthquakes(A A BALKEMA PUBLISHERS, 1997-01-01)
-
ItemNo Preview AvailableThe Life of the Composer: Gerald Finzi's Biography and the Reception of his Works(University of Melbourne, 1997)This issue of Context opens with Megan Prictor's article on English composer, Gerald Finzi, and the relationship between his pastoral style and his critical reception in his own lifetime.
-
Item[Review of the book A fool for a client](The Victorian Bar, 1997)
-
Item[Review of the book A civil action by Jonathan Harr and Wrongful death: a medical tragedy](The Victorian Bar, 1997)Two recent books document failed personal injury or tort litigation US style and the procedure underlying the pursuit of law cases.