Williams v Commonwealth

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gptkbp:instanceOf High Court of Australia case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Williams_(No_1)
gptkbp:area gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:citation [2012] HCA 23
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 20 June 2012
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkb:Minister_for_Families,_Housing,_Community_Services_and_Indigenous_Affairs
gptkb:Minister_for_Finance_and_Deregulation
gptkb:Minister_for_School_Education,_Early_Childhood_and_Youth
gptkb:Scripture_Union_Queensland
gptkb:Minister_for_Health_and_Ageing
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Williams_v_Commonwealth_(No_2)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Williams_v_Commonwealth_of_Australia;_Re:_Williams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Williams v Commonwealth
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Bell_J
gptkb:Crennan_J
gptkb:French_CJ
gptkb:Gummow_J
gptkb:Hayne_J
gptkb:Heydon_J
gptkb:Kiefel_J
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:legalIssue Validity of Commonwealth funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Financial_Management_and_Accountability_Act_1997_(Cth)
gptkb:Financial_Management_and_Accountability_Regulations_1997_(Cth)
gptkb:National_School_Chaplaincy_Program_Guidelines
gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canberra,_Australia
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Ronald_Williams
gptkbp:precedentSet Commonwealth executive cannot spend money without legislative authority except in limited circumstances
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Williams_v_Commonwealth_(No_2)
gptkbp:result High Court held that the Commonwealth executive could not spend money on the National School Chaplaincy Program without legislative authorisation
gptkbp:significance Limited the scope of Commonwealth executive power to spend public money
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Executive power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5