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Australian studies in law, crime and justice
Wayward governance : illegality and its control in the public sector
P N Grabosky
ISBN 0 642 14605 5
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 1989
Abstract
This book seeks to develop a theory of government illegality and to specify measures by which breaches of law by agents of the state may be prevented and controlled.
Contents
- Acknowlegements
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The abuse of prisoners in New South Wales 1943-76
- Chapter 3: Telephone tapping by the New South Wales Police
- Chapter 4: The strange confession of Barry Mannix
- Chapter 5: An Aboriginal death in custody : the case of John Pat
- Chapter 6: The great social security conspiracy case
- Chapter 7: Political surveillance and the South Australian Police
- Chapter 8: Caught in the act : the ASIS raid
- Chapter 9: The Deputy Crown Solicitor and the bottom of the harbour scheme
- Chapter 10: Electricity Trust of South Australia : fatal accident at Waterfall Gully
- Chapter 11: The harassment of Jane Hill
- Chapter 12: The Asia dairy case
- Chapter 13: The Victorian land scandals 1973-82
- Chapter 14: The desecration of Injalkajanama (Ntyalkaltyaname)
- Chapter 15: Water pollution and the Yass Shire Council
- Chapter 16: A toxic legacy : British nuclear weapons testing in Australia
- Chapter 17: Vandalism of the Lea Tree
- Chapter 18: Machine politics, corruption and the Richmond City Council
- Chapter 19: Conclusion

