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Palmer v Ayres

(2017) 259 CLR 478
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Section 596A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), which compels the mandatory examination of officers and others about a company's examinable affairs before a court, is a valid conferral of judicial power and does not contravene Chapter III of the Constitution.

Area of Law

procedure

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