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Deakin v Webb

[1904] HCA 57; (1904) 1 CLR 585
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1904
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the early doctrine of implied intergovernmental immunities, a State could not tax the income of a Commonwealth officer earned in the exercise of Commonwealth functions.

Area of Law

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