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Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd
Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Yandal Gold Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Re Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd; Ex parte Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Re Australian Securities and Investments Commission; Ex parte Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd
Re Australian Securities and Investments Commission; Ex parte Yandal Gold Pty Ltd

[2001] HCA 1
Judgment date
Case number
M20/2000
M23/2000
M24/2000
M35/2000
M38/2000
M39/2000
Before
Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan JJ
Catchwords

Courts and judges – Federal courts – Jurisdiction – Whether Federal Court exercising federal or State jurisdiction – Whether Federal Court had power to make orders pursuant to the Corporations Law of a State – Whether Australian Securities and Investments Commission "the Commonwealth" – Whether remedies sought were "an injunction or declaration".

Constitutional law (Cth) – Courts – Jurisdiction – Whether Federal Court exercising federal or State jurisdiction – Whether Australian Securities and Investments Commission "the Commonwealth".

Words and phrases – "jurisdiction" – "power" – "State jurisdiction" – "federal jurisdiction" – "accrued jurisdiction" – "the Commonwealth" – "an injunction or declaration".

Constitution – s 75(iii).

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989 (Cth).

Corporations Act 1989 (Cth)
– ss 49(1)(d), 56(2), 58AA.

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – ss 39B(1A)(a), 79, 80.

Corporations Law – ss 737, 739.

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 (Vic).

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