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Union Steamship Co of Australia Pty Ltd v King

[1988] HCA 55; (1988) 166 CLR 1

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1988

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A plenary power to make laws for the 'peace, order (or welfare) and good government' of a polity is as ample as the power of the Imperial Parliament; those words are not words of limitation and do not authorise courts to strike down laws as not conducive to good government.

Area of Law

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