Egan v Willis
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egan-v-willis-239-16374452
title:
Egan v Willis
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Egan v Willis is a decision of the High Court of Australia. The Court found that legislative chambers in Australia have an implied power to compel their members to produce papers to the house, together with an implied power to counter obstruction where it occurs. In particular, the New South Wales Legislative Council had the power to compel Michael Egan to produce certain documents to the chamber, and when he refused to do so; the forced removal of him from the chamber by the Usher of the Black
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Judgement of the High Court of Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egan_v_Willis
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2023-09-13T03:24:02Z
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