Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Judgment Date1985
Neutral Citation1985-0905 HCA B,[1985] HCA 56
Date1985
Year1985
CourtHigh Court
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  • The Race Power — Its Replacement and Interpretation
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 40-3, September 2012
    • 1 d6 Setembro d6 2012
    ...of Taxation v Clyne (1958) 100 CLR 246, 267 (Dixon CJ). For another example, see Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192, where even though the amending Act was required to be r ead as one with the principal Act, only the amending Act was held invalid. 127 Transc......
  • Grounding the High Court's Modern Section 92 Jurisprudence: The case for Improper Purpose as the Touchstone
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 33-3, September 2005
    • 1 d4 Setembro d4 2005
    ...occasional indications to the contrary in the judgments in relevant cases. See, eg, Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192, 239–40 (Brennan J). 167 It remains uncertain whether the limitation operates to constrain Commonwealth executive action, as well as legisl......
  • Prohibiting the Conscription of State Officers for Commonwealth Purposes: An American Future for the State Immunity Doctrine?
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 35-3, September 2007
    • 1 d6 Setembro d6 2007
    ...Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106, 242 (McHugh J). See also Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192 ('QEC'), 235 (Brennan J); R v Phillips (1970) 125 CLR 93, 116 (Windeyer J). 2007 An American Future for the State Immunity Doctrine? 411......
  • Federal Limitations on the Legislative Power of the States and the Commonwealth to Bind One Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 31-3, September 2003
    • 1 d1 Setembro d1 2003
    ...16 Ibid 61. 17 Ibid 75. See also Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192, 247 (Deane J) ('Queensland Electricity Commission'). Note, however, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia v Western Australia (1993) 9 WAR 297, 319–20 (Nicholson J) where his Honour......
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