Catchwords
Constitutional law – Inconsistency between Commonwealth and State laws - Direct inconsistency - Appellant convicted under State law of conspiracy to steal property belonging to a company - Commonwealth law made conspiracy to steal property belonging to Commonwealth an offence - Property stolen belonged to Commonwealth within meaning of Commonwealth law - Whether State law inconsistent with Commonwealth law - Whether State law altered, impaired or detracted from operation of Commonwealth law - Discussion of indirect inconsistency and intention to cover the field.
Words and phrases – "conspiracy".
Constitution – s 109.
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – s 4C.
Criminal Code (Cth) – ss 11.5, 131.1, 261.1.
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) – ss 72, 321.