2019 Judgment Summaries

December

13 December 2019

For judgment:

CNY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2019] HCA 50 (PDF) (RTF)

Franz Boensch as Trustee of the Boensch Trust v Pascoe [2019] HCA 49 (PDF) (RTF)

De Silva v The Queen [2019] HCA 48 (PDF) (RTF)

4 December 2019

For judgment:

State of New South Wales v Robinson [2019] HCA 46 (PDF) (RTF)

BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster & Anor; Westpac Banking Corporation & Anor v Lenthall & Ors [2019] HCA 45 (PDF) (RTF)

November

13 November 2019

For judgment:

HT v The Queen & Anor [2019] HCA 40 (PDF) (RTF)

Lordianto & Anor v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; Kalimuthu & Anor v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2019] HCA 39 (PDF) (RTF)

6 November 2019

For judgment:

Vella & Ors v Commissioner of Police (NSW) & Anor [2019] HCA 38 (PDF) (RTF)

For delivery of reasons:

Fennell v The Queen [2019] HCA 37 (PDF) (RTF)

October

16 October 2019

For judgment:

Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Sharpcan Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 36 (PDF) (RTF)

The Queen v A2; The Queen v Magennis; The Queen v Vaziri [2019] HCA 35 (PDF) (RTF)

9 October 2019

For judgment:

BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2019] HCA 34 (PDF) (RTF)

Connective Services Pty Ltd & Anor v Slea Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] HCA 33 (PDF) (RTF)

Mann & Anor v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 (PDF) (RTF)

September

11 September 2019

For judgment:

Minogue v State of Victoria [2019] HCA 31 (PDF) (RTF)

For publication of reasons:

Taylor v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth [2019] HCA 30 (PDF) (RTF)

4 September 2019

Reasons for judgment:

Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow & Anor [2019] HCA 29 (PDF) (RTF)

Lee v Lee & Ors; Hsu v RACQ Insurance Limited; Lee v RACQ Insurance Limited  [2019] HCA 28 (PDF) (RTF)

Brisbane City Council v Amos [2019] HCA 27 (PDF) (RTF)

August

14 August 2019

Reasons for judgment:

Palmer & Ors v Australian Electoral Commisison & Ors [2019] HCA 24 (PDF) (RTF)

For judgment:

The Northern Territory of Australia v Sangare [2019] HCA 25 (PDF) (RTF)

Glencore International AG & Ors v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia & Ors [2019] HCA 26 (PDF) (RTF)

7 August 2019

For judgment:

Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23 (PDF) (RTF)

Victorian Building Authority v Andriotis [2019] HCA 22 (PDF) (RTF)

June

19 June 2019

For judgment:

Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors [2019] HCA 20 (PDF) (RTF)

Masson v Parsons & Ors [2019] HCA 21 (PDF) (RTF)

 

12 June 2019

For publication of reasons:

Plaintiff M74/2018 v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor [2019] HCA 17 (PDF) (RTF)

For judgment:

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kobelt [2019] HCA 18 (PDF) (RTF)

May

15 May 2019

For publication of reasons:

Spence v State of Queensland [2019] HCA 15 (PDF) (RTF)

For judgment:

Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2019] HCA 16 (PDF) (RTF)

8 May 2019

For judgment:

Rinehart & Anor v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd & Ors; Rinehart & Anor v Georgina Hope Rinehart (in her personal capacity as Trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust and as Trustee of the HFMF Trust) & Ors [2019] HCA 13 (PDF) (RTF)

Parkes Shire Council v South West Helicopters Pty Limited [2019] HCA 14 (PDF) (RTF)

April

17 April 2019

For judgment:

Tjungarrayi & Ors v State of Western Australia & Ors; KN (deceased) & Ors (Tjiwarl and Tjiwarl #2) v State of Western Australia & Ors [2019] HCA 12 (PDF) (RTF)

10 April 2019

For judgment:

Clubb & Anor v Edwards & Anor; Preston v Avery & Anor [2019] HCA 11 (PDF) (RTF)

March

20 March 2019

For judgment:

OKS v State of Western Australia [2019] HCA 10 (PDF) (RTF)

DPP Reference No 1 of 2017 [2019] HCA 9 (PDF) (RTF)

13 March 2019

For judgment:

Grajewski v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] HCA 8 (PDF) (RTF)

Northern Territory of Australia v Mr A Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples & Anor; Commonwealth of Australia v Mr A Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples & Anor; Mr A Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples & Anor v Northern Territory of Australia & Anor [2019] HCA 7 (PDF) (RTF)

February

13 February 2019

For judgment:

McKell v The Queen [2010] HCA 5 (PDF) (RTF)

Williams v Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council & Anor [2019] HCA 4 (PDF) (RTF)

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA & Anor; CQZ15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor; BEG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2019] HCA 3 (PDF) (RTF)

6 February 2019

For judgment:

Work Health Authority v Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] HCA 2 (PDF) (RTF)

January

29 January 2019

For judgment:

Unions NSW & Ors v State of New South Wales [2019] HCA 1 (PDF) (RTF)