Accountability of the Governor-General and of the courts: appointment, removal, the Hollingworth affair, appeals, public confidence and Section 72

What this note covers

1. Accountability of the Governor-General: the problem
2. Appointment and removal in practice
3. The 1975 crisis as an accountability case study
4. The Hollingworth affair
5. Accountability of the courts: appeals, parliament and legislation
6. Transparency, public confidence, censure and removal
7. Worked example and exam technique

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes