Victoria v Commonwealth

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation[1971] HCA 16
Year1971
Date1971
CourtHigh Court

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  • Territory Courts and Federal Jurisdiction
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 33-1, March 2005
    • March 1, 2005
    ...for the Judicial Committee); Spratt v Hermes (1965) 114 CLR 226, 246–7 (Barwick CJ); Victoria v The Commonwealth ('Payroll Tax Case') (1971) 122 CLR 353, 396 (Windeyer J); Pearce v Florenca (1976) 135 CLR 507, 527 (Jacobs J); Breavington v Godleman (1988) 169 CLR 41, 78 (Mason CJ); Stevens ......
  • Federal Limitations on the Legislative Power of the States and the Commonwealth to Bind One Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 31-3, September 2003
    • September 1, 2003
    ...not exercises of legislative or executive power. 18 Melbourne Corporation (1947) 74 CLR 31, 66. 19 Ibid 99. 20 Victoria v Commonwealth (1971) 122 CLR 353, 424 (Gibbs J), 391–2 (Menzies J), 410–11 (Walsh J); Victoria v Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Feder......
  • Prohibiting the Conscription of State Officers for Commonwealth Purposes: An American Future for the State Immunity Doctrine?
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 35-3, September 2007
    • September 1, 2007
    ...98 Austin (2003) 215 CLR 185, 283 (McHugh J). 99 Ibid 185. 100 See Victoria v Commonwealth (1971) 122 CLR 353 ('Pay-roll Tax Case'), 425 (Gibbs J). 414 Federal Law Review Volume 35 ____________________________________________________________________________________ hinted at by Selway in th......
  • Commonwealth Immunity as a Constitutional Implication
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 29-2, June 2001
    • June 1, 2001
    ...by Latham CJ in MelbourneCorporation (1947) 74 CLR 31, 61–62 and by Barwick CJ in Victoria v Commonwealth (ThePayroll Tax Case) (1971) 122 CLR 353, 372–373 ('Payroll Tax Case'), but was rejected inCommonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1, 150–152 (Mason J), 215 (Brennan J); QueenslandElectr......
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