Williams v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2)

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gptkbp:instanceOf High Court case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Williams_(No_2)
gptkbp:citation [2014] HCA 23
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 19 June 2014
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Williams v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:National_School_Chaplaincy_Programme
executive power
Commonwealth spending power
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Ronald_Williams
gptkbp:precededBy Williams v Commonwealth of Australia (No 1)
gptkbp:result High Court held that the Commonwealth could not fund the National School Chaplaincy Programme without legislation
gptkbp:significance limited the scope of Commonwealth executive power
required parliamentary authorisation for Commonwealth spending
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Australian
separation of powers
government funding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Williams_v_Commonwealth_of_Australia;_Re:_Williams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7