Gray on ‘The Australian Government’s Use of the Military in an Emergency and the Constitution’

 Professor Anthony Gray of the USQ School of Law and Justice has published a new article titled 'The Australian Government's Use of the Military in an Emergency and the Constitution'.  The article appears in Volume 44(1) of the University of New South Wales Law Journal.  Here is the abstract:

"Australia has recently endured a very trying bushfire season and is currently enduring a worldwide pandemic with COVID-19. These events raise very significant legal issues, including the powers of the federal government to deal with emergency situations. A particularly noteworthy feature of the federal government’s response to these crises has been the use of Defence Force personnel to implement its policy decisions. This article considers the federal government’s powers to respond to emergency situations, including the use of the military."