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Suehle v. the Commonwealth of Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2025

Susan R. Eggins
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Federal Law Review , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , March 1968 , pp. 136 - 139
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Copyright © 1968 The Australian National University

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References

1 (1967) 41 A.L.J.R. 23; [1967] Argus L.R. 572. High Court of Australia; Windeyer J.

2 Section 75 provides, inter alia:

In all matters—

…

(iii.) In which the Commonwealth, or a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Commonwealth, is a party:

…

the High Court shall haveoriginal jurisdiction.

3 (1967) 41 A.L.J.R. 23, 24.

4 Loc. cit.

5 (1923) 32 C.L.R. 20.

6 Ibid. 216 per Isaacs, Rich and Starke JJ.:

But sec. 75 needs no parliamentary enactment to include this case. The jurisdiction conferred by sec. 75 is beyond the power of Parliament to affect.

7 Ibid. 217.

8 Quick, and Garran, , The Annotated Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia (1901) 772Google Scholar. Wynes, W. A., Legislative, Executive and Judicial Powers in Australia (1962) 599Google Scholar. Cowen, Z., Federal Jurisdiction in Australia (1959) 38Google Scholar. Evidence before the Royal Commission on the Constitution, 102-103, 785.

9 The State of New South Wales v. The Commonwealth and Others [No.1] (1931) 46 C.L.R. 155, 210-211, 215; The State of New South Wales v. Bardolph (1934) 52 C.L.R. 455, 458-459; Heimann v. The Commonwealth (1935) 54 C.L.R. 126, 129.

10 (1936-1937) 57 C.L.R. 514.

11 Ibid. 550.

12 Supra n. 10.

13 Ibid. 546-547.

14 (1937) 59 C.L.R. 150. Followed by Jordan C.J. in Washington v. The Commonwealth of Australia (1939) 39 S.R. (N.S.W.) 133.

15 Ibid. 167.

16 (1967) 41 A.L.J.R. 23, 24.

17 (1965) 112 C.L.R. 295.

18 Musgrave v. The Commonwealth (1936-1937) 57 C.L.R. 514.

19 Cf. Pedersen v. Young (1964) 38 A.L.J.R. 58.

20 (1936-1937) 57 C.L.R. 514, 551. However, only McTiernan and Evatt JJ. considered it necessary to decide this question.

21 Ibid. 532.

22 See note in (1967) 41 Australian Law Journal 210.