Australia Leading Case uncategorized

James v Commonwealth

[1936] UKPCHCA 4; (1936) 55 CLR 1; [1936] AC 578

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtPrivy Council (on appeal from the High Court of Australia)

Year1936

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The s 92 guarantee that interstate trade, commerce and intercourse 'shall be absolutely free' binds the Commonwealth as well as the States, invalidating Commonwealth marketing legislation that impermissibly burdened interstate trade.

Area of Law

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Miller v The Queen [2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))

Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451

Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 71; (2005) 224 CLR 656

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