Research Tuesdays Public Seminar Series

The Constitution and the Murray-Darling Rivers: Send in the Litigators?

Professor John Williams

Can the Commonwealth wrest control of the ‘waters of the rivers’ of the Murray and Darling from the Basin States?

In drafting the Australian Constitution in the 1890s the framers hammered out the relationship between the proposed Commonwealth and the States. One issue that exercised the minds of the framers for months was the rights over the interstate rivers.

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This lecture will outline how the Constitution divided up the rights over the rivers in 1901 and what are the options available to the Commonwealth today.

Professor John Williams is a constitutional lawyer. He has published widely in the areas of public law and Australian legal history.

Tuesday 14 October

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Up Coming Seminars in 2009

10th February Dr Jeremy Austin, Deputy Director Centre of Ancient DNA

10th March Professor Mary Lydon, Director Centre for Automotive Safety Research

14th April (Forum)
1) Professor Chris Findlay, Head School of Economics ant the Faculty of the Professions
2) Professor Ralf Zurbrugg, Associate Dean for Partnerships and Community Liaison within the Faculty of the Professions
3) Professor Dogan Tirtiroglu, Chair of Banking at the Business School
4) Mr Andrew Stoler, Executive Director Institute for International Trade at the University of Adelaide

12th May Associate Professor Claire Roberts, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Obstetric and Gynaecology within the Faculty of Health Sciences

9th June Professor Roger Clay, member of the High Energy Astrophysics research group at the Faculty of Sciences

14th July Professor Derek Abbott, Director of the Centre for Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematical and Computer Scienc

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Professor Ann Brooks, Head School of Social Sciences
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The Constitution and the Murray-Darling Rivers: Send in the Litigators?

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Professor Nick Harvey
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The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor James McWha, is delighted to invite you to the University’s 2008 Research Tuesdays lecture series.

This monthly series of public lectures is designed to provide an opportunity for the University’s leading researchers to engage with business and community leaders about pressing issues of the day.