The South Australian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law is pleased to present

Dr Adam Webster, Adelaide Law School
speaking on
Troubled Waters: Constitutional issues in water regulation in the Murray Darling Basin

Adam will examine some of the constitutional issues surrounding water regulation within the Murray-Darling Basin.  In particular, he will discuss the recent Federal Court decision of Lee v Commonwealth [2014] FCA 432, a case in which irrigators in Victoria and South Australia challenged the validity of the Water Act 2007 (Cth) on the basis that the Act offended s 99 or s 100 of the Constitution or was contrary to the Melbourne Corporation principle.

Date:    Monday, 8 September 2014 **Please note change of date**
Time:    1-2pm
Venue:    Pilgrim Hall, 12 Flinders Street
RSVP:    29 August 2014 to Sean O’Flaherty: o’flaherty.sean@agd.sa.gov.au

Members and non-members welcome.
Attendance at this seminar may be recognised for MCPD purposes.