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R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia (Boilermakers' Case)

[1956] HCA 10; (1956) 94 CLR 254

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1956

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Commonwealth judicial power may be vested only in a Chapter III court, and such a court may not also be invested with non-judicial (arbitral) functions.

Area of Law

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