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Australia s61appropriations and spending

Pape v Commissioner of Taxation

(2009) 238 CLR 1
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The HCA held that the executive power of the Commonwealth under s.61 of the Constitution extends to making emergency payments to individuals in times of national crisis.

Area of Law

constitutional

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