Australia Leading Case uncategorized

R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia

[1956] HCA 10; (1956) 94 CLR 254 (affd sub nom Attorney-General (Cth) v The Queen [1957] AC 288; (1957) 95 CLR 529, PC)

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1956

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under Chapter III of the Constitution, the judicial power of the Commonwealth may be vested only in courts, and a body exercising federal judicial power cannot also be invested with non-judicial functions.

Area of Law

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