Work choices: what the high court said.(Book review)

International Journal of Employment Studies, October, 2007 by Ingersoll, Louise

WORK CHOICES: WHAT THE HIGH COURT SAID

Stewart, A. & Williams G. The Federation Press: Sydney, 2007,190 pages, ISBN. 978 186287 642 2

This book seeks to outline the key elements underpinning the High Court's decision regarding the constitutional validity of the Australian Government's controversial "Work Choices" legislation. Based on an earlier book by Peter Butt and Robert Eagleson on the Mabo case, the text incorporates extracts from the High Court's judgments with commentary to enable the reader to view elements of the decision explicitly while framing the highlighted excerpts in the context of broader issues.

Comprising thirteen chapters, the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 establishes the background to the decision and includes...