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"Foundations of Australian Law is pitched exactly at the right level - in terms of both content and language - for business students, for law students, and for international students. This fifth edition has been fully updated to include changes in the law."--Back cover

"Extensively revised, expanding and updating the content of previous editions, and includes more case examples. Divided into 6 main parts: Part A looks at the Australian legal system; Part B addresses torts, plus coverage of defamation, nuisance and trespass; Part C covers contract law which is divided into three chapters; Part D covers property law, specifically mortgages and leases and insurance law; Part E details consumer law including the sale of goods, consumer protection, restrictive trade practices, marketing and advertising law and intellectual property law; Part F covers business ownership and bankruptcy law." -- pref

40th Anniversary of the Federal Court of Australia - Dinner Speech / Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS -- 1. The Role and Future of the Federal Court within the Australian Judicial System / Chief Justice James Allsop -- 2. Excellence, Innovation and Courtesy: Federal Court Procedure and Modernity / Peta Spender -- 3. The Federal Court of Australia and Extra-judicial Work / Fiona Wheeler -- 4. A Short History of the Federal Court's Anti-Discrimination Jurisdiction / Justice Debbie Mortimer -- 5. The Federal Court and Administrative Law: How Does the Court Deal with Findings of Fact on Judicial Review? / Justice Alan Robertson -- 6. The Federal Court and Constitutional Law / Justice John Griffiths and James Stellios -- 7. The Development of Australian Private International Law / Mary Keyes -- 8. Misleading Conduct before the Federal Court: Achievements and Challenges / Elise Bant and Jeannie Marie Paterson -- 9. Developing Australia's Competition Law: The Federal Court's Contribution / Russell Miller -- 10. The Federal Court's Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property / Justice Andrew Greenwood -- 11. The Gatekeeper Court: For the Revenue or For the Taxpayer? / Rachel Davies and Miranda Stewart -- 12. The Federal Court and Native Title Law / Mick Dodson -- 13. Corporations and Corporate Insolvency Jurisdiction of the Federal Court - From Passer-by to Chameleon Lodger / Justice Michelle Gordon -- 14. Remedies / Justice William Gummow -- 15. The Law of Admiralty: An Ancient Regime in a Modern Era / Justice Neil McKerracher -- 16. The Federal Court's Contribution to Australian Workplace Law / Joellen Riley -- 17. Federal Indictable Offences: Has the 'Autochthonous Expedient' Run its course / Justice Mark Weinberg -- 18. The Federal Trajectory of Australian Law / Jeremy Kirk

Delve into the history of the Australian legal system. This first volume of 15 essays, by distinguished judges and practitioners, sets the very highest standards of analysis and scholarship. There are incisive assessments of key figures such as Sir Owen Dixon and Justice Joseph Story, and of key developments such as the establishment of an Australian land law, the reception of the common law, the growth to nationhood, the changing role of precedent, and the separation of powers

List of authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The reason for this book -- 2. Clinics and Australian law schools approaching 2020 -- 3. Australian clinical legal education: Models and definitions -- 4. Course design for clinical teaching -- 5. Teaching social justice in clinics -- 6. The importance of effective supervision -- 7. Reflective practice: The essence of clinical legal education -- 8. Clinical assessment of students' work -- 9. Resourcing live client clinics -- 10. Australian best practices--a comparison with the United Kingdom and the United States -- 11. Conclusion.

1. Rights and powers during public health emergencies / Belinda Bennett and Ian Freckelton -- 2. Pandemics will happen : how have we minimised and managed COVID-19? / Mary-Lousie McLaws -- 3. COVID-19 in historical context : Australian legal and regulatory responses to past influenza pandemics / Gabrielle Wolf -- 4. Federal and state powers to deal with pandemics : cooperation, conflict and confusion / Anne Twomey -- 5. Public health emergencies in Australia / Peta Stephenson, Ian Freckelton and Belinda Bennett -- 6. Government inquiries, investigations and reports during the COVID-19 pandemic / Ian Freckelton -- 7. Obtaining COVID-19 vaccines : how the government sold the parachutes / Justin Malbon -- 8. Human rights in a pandemic / George Williams and Sophie Rigney -- 9. Facemasks for public use during the COVID-19 pandemic : an examination of responses in Australia and England / Fiona McDonald and Claire J Horwell -- 10. The Australian COVIDSafe app and privacy : lessons for the future of privacy regulation / Norman Witzleb and Moira Paterson -- 11. Economic hardship payments in health emergencies / Terry Carney -- 12. Work health and safety : regulating for safe and sustainable work practices in a post-pandemic world / Joellen Riley Munton -- 13. Contract in the time of COVID-19 / Katy Barnett and Matthew Harding -- 14. Post-separation parenting during COVID-19 / Donna Cooper -- 15. The administration of justice during public health emergencies / Nigel Stobbs and Ian Freckelton -- 16. Patient rights and practitioner responsibilities during a pandemic / Marie Bismark, Ron Paterson and Owen Bradfield -- 17. Gender and COVID-19 : an Australian perspective / Belinda Bennett and Claire E Brolan -- 18. First Nations health during COVID-19 pandemic : reversing the gap / Fiona Stanley, Marcia Langton, Sandra Eades and James Ward -- 19. The COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of legislative requirements on residential aged care / Melinda Martin-Khan and Elizabeth Beattie -- 20. Health research and COVID-19 / Margaret Otlowski and Ian Freckelton -- 21. End of life decision-making, advance care planning and estate planning during a pandemic / Kelly Purser, Lindy Willmott, Ben White, Eliana Close and Tina Cockburn.