This book focuses on select aspects of government law and policy which significantly affect the commercial/business sectors or which involve government in these sectors.

Written with a strong practical focus, it covers law, policy, and practicalities at all levels of government. Commercial lawyers who act for or against government, government lawyers and officials, and policy advisers will find this new volume indispensable.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: International & Transnational Influences on Law & Policy Affecting Government - B. Horrigan and Brian Fitzgerald
CHAPTER 2: Corporatisation, Privatisation and Other Strategies: Common Legal Issues - D. McGann
CHAPTER 3: Current Issues in Goverment Tendering & Contracting Practice - D. Young
CHAPTER 4: Government Decision Making: Freedom of Information and Judicial Review - W.B. Lane and N. Dixon
CHAPTER 5: Government and Rights-Protection in Commercial Contexts - S. Fisher
CHAPTER 6: The Commercial Dealings of Australian Local Governments - A. Hood
CHAPTER 7: Native Title: Implications for Law, Policy and Land Management - S. Young
CHAPTER 8: Sources and Limits of Crown Immunity, Governmental Liability and Legislative Invalidity - B. Horrigan
CHAPTER 9: Personal Liability of Goverment Officers in Tort and Equity - T. Cockburn
CHAPTER 10: Reliance Upon Government Information: Select Issues - W.D. Duncan
CHAPTER 11: Government, Trade Practices Liability & the National Competition Policy Reform Package - S. Corones

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index

"The book is clearly comprehensive in its coverage and instructive for a wide range of persons on both sides of the contract and advising desks. Current matters provided some focus and established the depth of coverage. Misfeasance in public office and the requirement for probity in government contracting is such a matter, and the text provides substantive reading as the standards to be expected. . . . Some of the other topics explored are local government, native title and liability of government officers.
The limits of crown immunity and liability for negligence of government officials are subjects carefully exposed in this area. Check lists for review and advising in the general area of crown immunity are provided.
This text is invaluable reading . . ."
-- Ethos (Law Society of the ACT), May 1999

"[Government Law and Policy is] directly relevant to legal practice, and is certain to become recognised as an authoritative text on select aspects of government law and policy for some time to come."
-- Law Society Journal (NSW), April 1999