Queensland Constitution at 150: Origins and Evolution
150th Anniversary of establishment of the Colony of Queensland
Accredited for Bar Association of Queensland (CD09001) and Queensland Law Society CPD points
The Supreme Court of Queensland Library, and the TC Beirne School of Law's Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at The University of Queensland are proud to host the Q150 Constitutional Conference on the theme 'Queensland Constitution at 150: Origins and Evolution'. The conference will be held in the historic Legislative Council Chamber of Queensland Parliament House, George Street, Brisbane on 29 May 2009, followed by a dinner in the Strangers' Dining Room.
The Constitution of Queensland is our State's fundamental document. First embodied in Letters Patent and an Order in Council issued in 1859, the Constitution was soon thereafter enacted as a statute of the Queensland Parliament, and has been revised several times since then, most recently culminating in the modernized Constitution of Queensland 2001.
This conference will bring together several leading experts to discuss the origins, historical development and future of the Queensland Constitution. Papers will include:
- Queensland's Constitutional Inheritance from NSW
- Governor Bowen, Queensland's First Governor
- The 1867 Constitution
- Constitutional Milestones after 1867
- Responsible Government without an Upper House
- Constituent Powers of the Queensland Parliament
- The Constitution of Queensland 2001: Achievements and Limitations
- The Queensland Constitution: Today and Tomorrow
Queries and further details from Mr Aladin Rahemtula, Supreme Court Librarian (email: ala...@sclqld.org.au).
