This is the standard reference work on the Constitution of Victoria. Since the election of the Bracks government and its gaining a majority in both Houses of Parliament, the Victorian Constitution has undergone far-reaching change, making it markedly different from other Australian State Constitutions in a number of respects. Some of the changes made are of doubtful validity.

This work analyses and comments on the new and old provisions of the Victorian Constitution. It is essential for understanding the effects of the changes.

Table of Contents

Foreword
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Victorian Constitutionalism: A Brief History
CHAPTER 3: The Crown and The Executive
CHAPTER 4: Cabinet
CHAPTER 5: Parliament: Structure and Powers
CHAPTER 6: Parliament: Workings and Practice
CHAPTER 7: Victoria's Electoral System by Dr Nick Economou
CHAPTER 8: Judicial Power
CHAPTER 9: Amendment of the Constitution
Bibliography
Index

"[T]his work is comprehensive in its treatment of all aspects of Victorian constitutional law whether they be historical, jurisprudential or practical. Occasionally the author offers his own views upon the direction which the law has taken or should take, but in a manner which adds freshness to the text or adds interest for the reader.

This is a legal text-book and is bound to be a standard text for many years to come. There is no other comprehensive work which covers Victorian constitutional law. But it is digestible in a way that many other text-books are not."

-- Sir Daryl Dawson, from the Foreword

"... a scholarly and comprehensive excursion through the intricacies of the legal foundation of the political entity—the State of Victoria.

...The book... is a valuable and scholarly contribution to an important, but often underestimated area of public law in Australia. The work is written in an easy style and usefully concentrates on the current Victorian constitutional position. Accordingly, this book is... a modern, up-to-date and scholarly work.... The Constitution of Victoria should have a place on the bookshelves of lawyers, parliamentarians and politicians, judicial officers, public servants and those interested [in] questions of public law in Australia generally and Victoria more generally."

-- P.W. Lithgow, Victoria Bar News, Summer 2006