Every Issue
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High Court judgments
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BY THOMAS HURLEY
CRIMINAL LAW – CONVICTION – WHETHER MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
– TACTICAL DECISION OF DEFENCE COUNSEL.
TKWJ V Q [2002] HCA 46 (10 OCTOBER 2002).
The appellant was charged with aggravated indecent assault against C who was
the son of a woman he lived with. A complaint against the appellant had also
been made by K who was C’s younger sister but no charges arose out of
this. At the trial the appellant’s counsel was told that if the appellant
relied on his good character as a defence to the charge relating to C, the Crown
would lead evidence in reply of the allegations made by K. The appellant was
convicted and his appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal failed. The appellant
contended a miscarriage of justice had occurred because his counsel had not
sought a ruling from the trial judge as to whether the Crown could rely on the
complaint by K. The High Court concluded that no miscarriage had occurred:
Gleeson CJ; Gaudron J; McHugh J; Gummow J; Hayne J. Appeal dismissed.
CRIMINAL LAW – COSTS – UNSUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION FOR FEDERAL
OFFENCE IN STATE COURT – POWER OF STATE COURT TO MAKE COSTS ORDERS.
SOLOMONS V DISTRICT COURT OF NSW [2002] HCA 47 (10 OCTOBER
2002).
The appellant was by direction found not guilty in the NSW District Court of
charges of drug importation contrary to s233B of the Customs Act 1901
(Cth). His application for a certificate under s2 of the Costs in
Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) was refused. An application by the
appellant for judicial review of this order was refused by the NSW Court of
Appeal. His further appeal to the High Court was also dismissed: Gleeson CJ,
Gaudron, Gummow, Hayne, Callinan JJ; McHugh J; Kirby J. The High Court concluded
that the provisions of the Costs Act were not made applicable by either
s68(2) or 79 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth). Appeal
dismissed.
CRIMINAL LAW – EVIDENCE – INFERENCES – WHEN JURY MAY RELY
ON INFERENCE ARISING FROM FAILURE OF ACCUSED TO CALL WITNESSES –
LONGMAN DIRECTION.
DYERS V Q [2002] HCA 45 (9 OCTOBER 2002).
The appellant was indicted in 1999 of having indecently assaulted a girl in
1988. The diary of the appellant was produced and referred to meetings the
appellant had had with persons on the day in question. In an unsworn statement
the appellant acknowledged seeing the complainant and her mother on the day in
question. Neither the appellant nor the prosecution called the persons with whom
the appellant was said to have had meetings. The trial judge directed the jury
that, absent an explanation why the accused had not called the other persons to
give evidence, the jury could infer the evidence of these persons would not have
assisted the appellant. The jury were also directed they could not speculate on
what the witnesses might have said had they been called. The appellant’s
appeal to the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal was dismissed. His appeal to the High
Court was allowed by majority: Gaudron with Hayne JJ; Kirby J; Callinan J;
contra McHugh J. Consideration of when a Jones v Dunkel direction could
be given in a criminal trial. Consideration of the Longman direction and
when an appeal court allowing an appeal may order that there be no re-trial due
to the passage of time and other circumstances. Appeal allowed.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – POLLUTION – DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM SHIP
– WHETHER “WEAR AND TEAR” OF SHIP “DAMAGE”.
MORRISON V PEACOCK [2002] HCA 44 (9 OCTOBER 2002).
All members of the High Court (Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne JJ)
jointly concluded that “wear and tear” to the equipment of a ship
could constitute “damage” to the equipment of it. The Court held
that the term “damage” when used in s8 of the Marine Pollution
Act 1987 (NSW) referred to a sudden change in the condition of a ship
or its equipment that was the instantaneous consequence of an event.
STAMP DUTY – TRANSFER OF FEE SIMPLE ESTATE – VALUATION –
RELEVANCE OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS LIMITING USE OF LAND.
COMMISSIONER OF STATE REVENUE V PIONEER CONCRETE (VIC) PTY LTD
[2002] HCA 43 (4 OCTOBER 2002).
By s63(3)(b)(i)(B), the Stamps Act 1958 (Vic) provided that the value
for the Act of land subject to a conveyance was the value for which the land
might reasonably have been sold if it had been sold “free from
encumbrances in the open market on the date of the sale”. The respondent
purchased a quarry in Victoria for $1.7m. The contract of sale reserved to the
vendor rights to use part of the quarry as a tip for up to 12 years. The
Commissioner valued the land at $7.7m. The primary judge of the Supreme Court of
Victoria concluded the Commissioner had correctly valued the land without
reference to the vendor’s reservations in the contract of sale. This
conclusion was reversed by the Court of Appeal (1999) 41 ATR 496. The
Commissioner’s appeal to the High Court was allowed: Gleeson CJ, Gummow,
Kirby, Hayne JJ jointly; sim Callinan J. The Court concluded that while the
contractual terms on which a person became a registered proprietor of land could
be relevant to understanding the legal effect of the instrument, it was not
relevant in considering the net effect of the transaction pursuant to which the
instrument was executed. [43] Appeal allowed.
TRADE PRACTICES – MISLEADING CONDUCT – CAUSATION – FAILURE
OF MISLED PARTY TO MAKE REASONABLE INQUIRIES – WHETHER DAMAGES UNDER
TRADE PRACTICES ACT SHOULD BE REDUCED.
I & L SECURITIES PTY LTD V HTW VALUERS (BRISBANE) PTY LTD
[2002] HCA 41 (2 OCTOBER 2002).
In 1995 the respondent valued land of a borrower as having a value of
$1.576m. The appellant lent the borrower $950,000. On default by the borrower,
the appellant as mortgagee sold the land in 1997 for $592,000. The appellant
sued the respondent for breach of negligence, contract and contravention of the
Trade Practices Act. The respondent admitted negligence and breach of the
Act. The primary judge found the appellant’s loss was caused partly by the
negligence or misleading conduct of the respondent and partly by failure of the
appellant to make prudent inquiries of the borrower. The primary judge reduced
the damages awarded to the appellant by one-third. The appellant’s appeal
to the Court of Appeal of Queensland was allowed. This Court relied on the
reference in s87(1) of the Trade Practices Act to a court making such
orders “as it thinks appropriate” to justify a reduction in damages.
The appeal by the appellant to the High Court was allowed by majority. Gleeson
CJ: s82 of the Trade Practices Act provided a right to recover and the
right arose where the contravention was a cause and did not require it to be the
sole cause [33]; Gaudron, Gummow, Hayne JJ concluded a court was not permitted
to give partial compensation for contravention of the Trade Practices Act
[61] as did McHugh J [118]; Callinan J agreed with the result but thought it
produced a result which was “unfair” [211]; Kirby J dissented,
concluding a court was entitled to consider whether all the loss was caused
“by” the contravention [183]. Appeal allowed.
THOMAS HURLEY is a member of the Victorian Bar. The
numbers in square brackets in the text refer to the paragraph numbers in the
judgment. The full version of these judgments can be found on the AustLII
website http://www.austlii.edu.au/databases.html.
Federal Court judgments
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BY THOMAS HURLEY
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF NT –
WHETHER APPOINTMENT INVALID.
NORTH AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL LEGAL AID SERVICE INC V BRADLEY [2002]
FCAFC 297 (27 SEPTEMBER 2002).
A Full Court concluded the appointment of the Chief Magistrate of the NT was
not invalid. It concluded that unique arrangements for his remuneration did not
result in an invalid appointment.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – APPROVED PHARMACIST – JOINT APPROVAL.
NGUYEN V MINISTER FOR HEALTH & AGEING [2002] FCA 1241 (10
OCTOBER 2002).
Weinberg J considered whether the Minister for Health could revoke an
approval as an “approved pharmacist” under s133(2)(b) of the
National Health Act 1953 (Cth) where one of two persons jointly approved
was convicted of an offence.
BANKRUPTCY – WHETHER PARKING FINES PROVABLE DEBTS IN THE
BANKRUPTCY.
MANSFIELD V STATE OF VICTORIA [2002] FCA 1175 (27 SEPTEMBER
2002).
Merkel J concluded that unpaid penalties for parking fines incurred by a
person prior to bankruptcy were provable debts in the bankruptcy.
CORPORATIONS – TAKEOVER – TAKEOVER BODY BY PROPERTY TRUST FOR
GROUP OF PROPERTY TRUSTS.
SEABROOK, IN THE MATTER OF THE TAKEOVERS PANEL & THE CORPORATIONS
ACT 2001 (CTH) [2002] FCA 1219 (2 OCTOBER 2002).
Conti J considered questions referred to the Federal Court under s659A of the
Corporations Act 2001 concerning documentation in takeover bids for
listed property trusts.
CROWN IMMUNITY – WHEN CROWN CARRIES ON A BUSINESS.
NT POWER GENERATION V POWER & WATER AUTHORITY [2002] FCAFC 302
(2 OCTOBER 2002).
A Full Court considered when the Crown carried on business so that it was
liable for contravening the Trade Practices Act.
ELECTIONS – REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
MULHOLLAND V AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION [2002] FCA 1255 (11
OCTOBER 2002).
Marshall J considered challenges to the provisions of the Commonwealth
Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) regulating the registration of political
parties.
INCOME TAX – ELIGIBLE TERMINATION PAYMENT.
LE GRAND V COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION [2002] FCA 1258 (15 OCTOBER
2002).
Goldberg J considered whether the payment to a former employee was an
eligible termination payment for the purposes of the Termination Payments Tax
(Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 (Cth) where the payment was in part to
compromise a claim of wrongful termination and misleading and deceptive
conduct.
INCOME TAX – WHETHER LUMP SUM PAID IN SETTLEMENT OF INCOME REPLACEMENT
CLAIM IS INCOME.
SOMMER V COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION [2002] FCA 1205 (27 SEPTEMBER
2002).
Merkel J considered whether a lump sum paid to a taxpayer in settlement of
claims under an income replacement policy was assessable as income or a sum paid
in settlement of the claim for income replacement.
INDUSTRIAL LAW – COSTS.
JOHNSTON V CAMERON [2002] FCAFC 301 (1 OCTOBER 2002).
A Full Court considered when proceedings arose under the Workplace
Relations Act. It considered whether newspapers which intervened before the
Federal Court to challenge a suppression order in a proceeding under the
Workplace Relations Act were involved in a proceeding. Applications for
costs dismissed.
INDUSTRIAL LAW – POWER OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF UNION TO APPOINT AN
ADMINISTRATOR OF STATE BRANCH WHERE STATE SECRETARY SUSPENDED.
DARGAVEL V CAMERON [2002] FCA 1234 (4 OCTOBER 2002).
Goldberg J considered whether the rules of the AFMEPKI Union permitted the
national council to appoint an administrator of a state branch where the state
secretary was suspended.
MIGRATION – DAMAGES FOR INJURIES IN DETENTION.
LI V C OF A [2002] FCA 1251 (10 OCTOBER 2002).
Sackville J struck out an application by an unlawful non-citizen injured
while in detention for injuries alleged to have been caused by breach of implied
constitutional principles of equality before the law.
MIGRATION – POWER OF COURT TO ORDER RELEASE.
VHAF V MIMIA [2002] FCA 1234 (8 OCTOBER 2002).
Gray J ordered the release of the applicant from migration detention where it
was suggested that he had in fact been granted a visa but was never told
of this.
MIGRATION – SPECIAL NEED RELATIVE – YOUNG CHILD.
WU V MIMIA [2002] FCA 1242 (10 OCTOBER 2002).
Sackville J considered that the fact that the nominator was a very young
child was insufficient on its own to constitute a “serious
circumstance” warranting the grant of a “special need relative
visa”.
MIGRATION – TRIBUNALS – DECISION OF REGISTRAR THAT MRT NOT
CONSIDER INVALID APPLICATION.
LEE V MIMIA [2002] FCAFC 305 (4 OCTOBER 2002).
A Full Court dismissed an appeal against a decision of a primary judge which
upheld a decision of a deputy registrar of the MRT to the effect that an
application to it was invalid.
MIGRATION – VISAS – VALID APPLICATION.
NACN OF 2001 V MIMIA [2002] FCAFC 299 (26 SEPTEMBER 2002).
A Full Court considered whether an application for a visa was invalid because
of non-compliance with s48 of the Migration Act.
TRADE PRACTICES – MISLEADING CONDUCT – REPRESENTATION THAT
BUSINESS LAWFUL – WILL WRITING.
ACCC V MURRAY [2002] FCA 1252 (11 OCTOBER 2002).
Heerey J considered charges brought by the ACCC that the respondent had
breached s59(2) of the Trade Practices Act by purporting a business of
“will writing”, which was an activity that could only be conducted
by legal practitioners.
THOMAS HURLEY is a member of the Victorian Bar. The full
version of these judgments can be found on the AustLII website
http://www.austlii.edu.au/databases.html.
Supreme Court judgments
Cite as: (2002) 76(11) LIJ, p.65
BY GREG REINHARDT
WHETHER APPEAL LIES FROM JUDGE’S DETERMINATION THAT NO “MANIFEST
ERROR OF LAW ON THE FACE OF THE AWARD” WITHIN MEANING OF S38(5)(B)
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 1984 (VIC).
ENERGY BRIX AUSTRALIA CORPORATION PTY LTD V NATIONAL LOGISTICS
COORDINATORS (MORWELL) PTY LTD [2002] VSCA 113 (UNREPORTED, 8 AUGUST 2002,
NO 5584/ 2001, WINNEKE P, ORMISTON, PHILLIPS, BUCHANAN AND VINCENT JJA).
The appellant appealed against an order of a judge of the Court and also
sought leave to appeal against that order. The judge had refused the appellant
leave to appeal under s38(4) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (Vic)
(the Act) against an award of an arbitrator. The judge had held that there was
no “manifest error of law on the face of the award” within the
meaning of s38(5)(b) of the Act.
The error said to be manifest on the face of the award was “the
conclusion of the arbitrator that, where, as he found, there are two
‘inconsistent’ agreements signed by the parties, one a deed and the
other a later signed agreement for good consideration, then ‘at law’
the contract under seal ‘has precedence’ over the signed
‘informal agreement’, so as . . . to entitle the respondents to rely
on the inconsistent terms of the earlier deed”. [4] The appellant alleged
that such a conclusion was contrary to authority found in cases such as Berry
v Berry [1929] 2 KB 316 and Creamoata Ltd v The Rice Equalisation Board
Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 286 at pp306 and 326.
The principal decision was given by Ormiston JA.
Did the Court of Appeal have jurisdiction?
It was argued for the respondent that, as earlier provisions of s38
permitting an appeal to the Full Court had been repealed, and as s38(1), when
read with the other provisions of s38, appeared to bar an appeal except in the
limited way provided for in the section, an appeal to the Court of Appeal did
not lie as of right or by leave. However, whether this was so or not, the right
of appeal to the Court of Appeal in respect of a decision of the Trial Division
of the Court given by s17(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) was not
affected by s38 of the Commercial Arbitration Act. The Court of Appeal
was anxious, however, to emphasise the nature of the appeal:
“It is necessary to emphasise that an appeal to the Court of Appeal is
quite different in nature from that which is conferred on Trial Division judges
to review awards. There can be no suggestion, nor should any inference be drawn,
that the limits imposed by s38 itself may or will be bypassed because this Court
can review the decision of a trial judge. What this Court of Appeal is called
upon to do on an appeal in a case such as the present is to determine merely
whether the judge has correctly applied the criteria laid down in the statute,
in this case in s38. This Court cannot re-exercise the judge’s powers or
discretions unless and until it is satisfied that the judge erred in the
application of the section, and then only subject to its very obvious
restrictions which would confine review of an award (except by consent) either
to manifest errors or to errors the determination of which would add
substantially to the certainty of commercial law, as provided in
sub-s(5)(b)(ii).” [12]
There was nothing in s38 which would constitute an express provision
precluding an appeal within s17(2) of the Supreme Court Act. The Court
drew comfort from what the High Court had said in Roy Morgan Research Centre
Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (Victoria) (2001) 75 ALJR 1342 in
relation to the amplitude of the appeal powers contained in s17(2). The Court
should be reluctant to find any implication from s38 that an appeal did not lie.
The decision of the Western Australian Full Court in Aintree Holdings Pty Ltd
v Corderoy (1996) 16 WAR 416, where it had been held that no appeal lay
under sections such as s38, was contrary to the decision of the South Australian
Full Court in Minister for Industrial Affairs v Civil Tech Pty Ltd (1997)
69 SASR 348. Had it not been for the decision of the High Court in the Roy
Morgan case (above), the two competing decisions might have required further
analysis. However, the High Court’s decision resolved the matter. In any
event, the South Australian Full Court’s decision was to be preferred.
It was not necessary to resolve the question whether there was an appeal as
of right or whether leave to appeal was required. This was a case where there
was sufficient doubt as to the judge’s decision and injustice would result
if leave to appeal were not given.
Whether there was manifest error on the face of the record.
The arbitrator had given precedence to a contract under seal over a
subsequent signed, informal contract. Whatever the position may have been at
common law prior to the Judicature Act, the present law was as stated in
Halsbury’s Laws of Australia, namely:
“Although at common law a contract under seal could not be released or
discharged except by another contract under seal, the equitable rule that a
release, though not under seal, if given for consideration, was enforced by
injunction is now of general application and allows a contract under seal to be
discharged (or varied) by simple contract.” [33]
It followed that the appellant had demonstrated manifest error.
Should a judge give reasons for refusing leave under s38 Commercial
Arbitration Act?
Traditionally, courts have taken the view that reasons need not be given:
Antaios Compania Naviera SA v Salen Rederierna AB [1985] AC 191;
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Kilpatrick Green Pty Ltd [1992] 2 VR 505.
The reason for this was that “manifest” error admits of little
argument. [39] However, in light of the High Court’s decision in the
Roy Morgan case (above), at least simple reasons for decision ought to
have been given and particularly so in view of the contention of the respondents
that the arbitrator’s decision was really based on the uncertainty of the
later agreement.
In the opinion of the Court of Appeal, the Court should substitute for the
order of the judge an order that the appellant have leave to appeal against the
award of the arbitrator. The Court should not, however, hear the appeal from the
arbitrator and make final orders resolving the proceeding.
Validity of notices to produce under RSC r35.08 where no competent
statement of claim in existence.
DRESNA PTY LTD AND ORS V MISU NOMINEES PTY LTD AND ORS [2002] VSC
408 (UNREPORTED, 19 SEPTEMBER 2002, NO 2090/2001, HABERSBERGER J).
The proceeding concerned the sale of a supermarket business operated in
Mentone by Franklins Management Services Pty Ltd and Franklins Ltd (Franklins)
which was the subject of a business sale agreement with the plaintiffs. The
supermarket was conducted on premises leased by the defendants to Franklins. The
defendants had refused their consent to an assignment of the lease to the
plaintiffs. There were allegations that negotiations had taken place with Coles
Myer Ltd to sell the business to that company. Franklins, which had been
plaintiffs in the proceeding, were added as defendants to the proceeding.
Habersberger J had previously made several interlocutory orders (on 20
December 2001) including orders restraining Franklins from selling the business
or forfeiting the lease.
Notices to produce were served by the plaintiffs on Franklins and the
defendants under RSC r35.08.
The defendants contended that notices to produce should not be used to
discover whether the plaintiffs had any case at all. Reference was made to the
decision of the Full Federal Court in Bailey v Beagle Management Pty Ltd
(2001) 105 FCR 136, 143-4. Further, it was said that the procedure could only be
used in relation to any application in or at the trial of the proceeding. Here
there was no application or trial. Third, it was argued that until there was a
competent statement of claim (the plaintiffs had not served a further amended
statement of claim as required by an earlier order), it was not possible to
determine relevance in relation to any of the documents sought in the notices to
produce and therefore the exercise was both fishing and vexatious.
It was noted that the procedure under RSC O.32, which allowed
pre-proceeding discovery, contained safeguards designed to prevent fishing.
RSC r35.08 ought not to be allowed to circumvent procedures such as those
prescribed by O.32.
Counsel for the plaintiffs relied on the decision of the Court of Appeal in
O’Callaghan v Generation Victoria (unreported, 14 November 1996) as
supporting a flexible approach to the use of notices to produce. But in that
case there was an application to the Court, namely, an application to re-open
and amend. Counsel also relied on the decision of Beach J in Equuscorp Pty
Ltd v Malcolm [2001] VSC 308 where the notice to produce was given in
relation to an application for security for costs. Beach J said at
[28]-[29]:
“ . . . [I]n my opinion, the court has inherent jurisdiction to require
a party to litigation to produce any document in his possession relevant to the
litigation, including any application in the litigation, prior to the trial of
the litigation or the hearing of any application in the litigation. Whilst the
Rules of Court are designed to facilitate the disposal of litigation, they are
not to be interpreted rigidly.”
Habersberger J noted that in the Equuscorp case the issues were
defined by correspondence between the parties. Moreover, the documents sought
were in the possession of an opposite party in which the parties had a common
interest at common law and they were “relevant to the litigation”.
[40]
Here, having regard to the fact that the plaintiffs had yet to file their
further amended statement of claim, it was not possible to determine whether the
documents sought in the notices to produce were relevant.
The notices to produce were set aside.
Whether offer of compromise by plaintiff valid.
ENERKA APEX BELTING PTY LTD V VICKERS SYSTEMS PTY LTD (NO 2) [2002]
VSC 409 (UNREPORTED, 20 SEPTEMBER 2002, NO 2041/ 2001, HABERSBERGER J).
On 30 August 2002, Habersberger J had given judgment for the plaintiff for
$308,831.77.
On 14 September 2001, the plaintiff had served an offer of compromise on the
defendant in the following terms:
“In accordance with Part 2 of O.26 of the Supreme Court Rules
the plaintiff offers to compromise the plaintiff’s claim for the sum of
$300,000 plus costs.”
The plaintiff submitted that it was entitled to its costs on a party and
party basis until the date of the offer of compromise and thereafter on a
solicitor and client basis as it had obtained a judgment against the defendant
more favourable than the offer of compromise.
Counsel for the defendant submitted that the offer of compromise rules should
not apply as the offer of compromise was on a plus costs basis whereas the rules
themselves provide for costs. He relied on the decision of Giles J in
Associated Confectionery (Aust) Pty Ltd v Mineral and Chemical Traders Pty
Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 349. In Habersberger J’s view, while an offer of
compromise should not be expressed in a plus costs form, this did not render the
offer invalid.
The defendant submitted that the offer was not a genuine offer of compromise
as liability was really not in issue. Its offer represented but a 6 per cent
reduction in the sum claimed. His Honour said:
“In my opinion, there were serious questions in this proceeding in
respect of liability. It was by no means clear that the plaintiff would succeed
in its claim. In the circumstances, it is my opinion that a six per cent
reduction in the claim was not an offer ‘of a genuine compromise’.
Although the sum of $19,243.21 could not be said to be ‘trivial or
contemptuous’, and although this decision is not to be concluded ‘by
applying a fixed mathematical formula’, I cannot treat the six per cent
reduction as a realistic assessment of the chances of success in the proceeding.
In my view, the offer must therefore have been made more in the hope of
obtaining an advantage on costs rather than for the purpose of genuinely
compromising the dispute. It seems to me that, from the defendant’s point
of view, paying $300,000 plus costs to settle the claim would have been seen not
as a compromise but as capitulation.” [14]
It followed that his Honour was not satisfied (the onus was on the plaintiff
in this respect) that the offer was a genuine offer of compromise. Costs for the
whole of the proceeding were ordered on a party and party basis.
PROFESSOR GREG REINHARDT is executive director of the
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration and a member of the Faculty of
Law at the University of Melbourne. The numbers in square brackets in the text
refer to the paragraph numbers in the judgment. The full version of these
judgments can be found on the AustLII website
http://www.austlii.edu.au/databases.html.
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Bill
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Special
Benefit Activity Test) Bill
Higher Education Legislation Amendment
Bill (No. 3)
Insurance and Aviation Liability Legislation Amendment
Bill
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Advice Industry)
Bill
National Gallery Amendment Bill
New Business Tax System
(Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill (No. 1)
New Business Tax
System (Franking Deficit Tax) Amendment Bill
Telecommunications
Competition Bill
Trade Practices Amendment (Credit Card Reform)
Bill
Trade Practices Amendment (Credit Card Reform)
Bill
Trade Practices Amendment (Public Liability Insurance)
Bill
Trade Practices Amendment (Public Liability Insurance)
Bill
Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection)
Bill
Trade Practices Amendment Bill (No. 1)
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