2024
‘The Legal Case for Mercy’ (2024 Barry O'Keefe Memorial Lecture, ACU, Sydney, 20 March 2024) (PDF)
2023
“Women in Law: How Far Have We Come, and Where to From Here?”, Brennan Justice Address, University of Technology Sydney, 20 March 2023. (DOC) (PDF)
2022
“Thinking About the Bigger Picture: Government Lawyers and Australian Democracy”, AGS Administrative Law Forum, National Gallery of Australia, 30 November 2022. (DOC) (PDF)
“Court Education Is Not Just For Lawyers”, Kathleen Burrow Research Institute Lecture, University of Sydney, 5 October 2022 (DOC) (PDF)
“Judicial Independence and Liberal Democracy”, speech delivered to the Australian Academy of Law, Law Courts building, Sydney, 22 August 2022 (DOC) (PDF)
“Advancing Judicial Legitimacy: the Stakes and the Means”, speech for the commencement of the National Judicial Orientation Program, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, 3 April 2022(DOC) (PDF)
2021
“Human Dignity in the Time of John Hubert Plunkett”, 10th Annual JH Plunkett Lecture, Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, Sydney, 19 August 2021(DOC) (PDF)
December
16 December 2021
For Judgment:
Orreal v The Queen [2021] HCA 44 (PDF) (DOCX)
8 December 2021
For Judgment:
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Huang [2021] HCA 43 (PDF) (DOCX)
Bell v State of Tasmania [2021] HCA 42 (PDF) (DOCX)
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Viane [2021] HCA 41 (PDF) (DOCX)
Arsalan v Rixon; Nguyen v Cassim [2021] HCA 40 (PDF) (DOCX)
Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Limited v Glencore Coal Assets Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2021] HCA 39 (PDF) (DOCX)
November
10 November 2021
For Judgment:
The Queen v Rolfe [2021] HCA 38 (PDF) (DOCX)
Park v The Queen [2021] HCA 37 (PDF) (DOCX)
Hofer v The Queen [2021] HCA 36 (PDF) (DOCX)
Sunland Group Limited & Anor v Gold Coast City Council [2021] HCA 35 (PDF) (DOCX)
3 November 2021
For Judgment:
Addy v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] HCA 34 (PDF) (DOCX)
Hamilton (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2021] HCA 33 (PDF) (DOCX)
October
13 October 2021
For Judgment:
Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30; Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 31 (PDF) (DOCX)
Ridd v James Cook University [2021] HCA 32 (PDF) (DOCX)
6 October 2021
For Judgment:
Edwards v The Queen [2021] HCA 28 (PDF) (DOCX)
Charisteas v Charisteas [2021] HCA 29 (PDF) (DOCX)
September
8 September
For Judgment:
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27 (PDF) (DOCX)
1 September 2021
For Judgment:
Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 2019 [2021] HCA 26 (PDF) (DOCX)
August
12 August 2021
For judgment:
Chetcuti v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 25 (PDF) (DOCX)
4 August 2021
For judgment:
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato & Ors [2021] HCA 23 (PDF) DOCX)
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Shi [2021] HCA 22 (PDF) DOCX)
June
23 June 2021
For judgment:
Commonwealth of Australia v. AJL20 [2021] HCA 21 (PDF) (DOCX)
Price v Spoor [2021] HCA 20 (PDF) (DOCX)
16 June 2021
For judgment:
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Moorcroft [2021] HCA 19 (PDF) (DOCX)
LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 18 (PDF) (DOCX)
May
19 May 2021
For judgment:
MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2021] HCA 17 (PDF) (DOCX)
12 May 2021
For Judgment:
Zhang v The Commissioner of Police & Ors [2021] HCA 16 (PDF) (DOCX)
Talacko v Talacko & Ors [2021] HCA 15 (PDF) (DOCX)
April
14 April 2021
For Judgment:
Namoa v The Queen [2021] HCA 13 (PDF) (DOCX)
DVO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor; BNB17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2021] HCA 12 (PDF) (DOCX)
7 April 2021
For Judgment:
Victoria International Container Terminal Limited v Lunt & Ors [2021] HCA 11 (PDF) (DOCX)
DQU16 & Ors v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor [2021] HCA 10 (PDF) (DOCX)
March
10 March 2021
For Judgment:
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v EFX17 [2021] HCA 9 (PDF) (DOCX)
The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Travelex Limited [2021] HCA 8 (PDF) (DOCX)
Wigmans v AMP Limited & Ors [2021] HCA 7 (PDF) (DOCX)
4 March 2021
For judgment:
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v AAM17 [2021] HCA 6 (PDF) (DOCX)
February
24 February 2021
Reasons for judgment:
Palmer v The State of Western Australia [2021] HCA 5 (PDF) (DOCX)
10 February 2021
For judgment:
Minister for Home Affairs v Benbrika [2021] HCA 4 (PDF) (DOCX)
3 February 2021
For judgment:
Westpac Securities Administration Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2021] HCA 3 (PDF) (DOCX)
Oakey Coal Action Alliance Inc v. New Acland Coal Pty Ltd [2021] HCA 2 (PDF) (DOCX)
For publication of reasons for judgment:
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Makasa [2021] HCA 1 (PDF) (DOCX)
December
10 December 2020
Reasons for decision:
Gerner & Anor v State of Victoria [2020] HCA 48 (PDF) (RTF)
9 December 2020
For judgment:
Peniamina v The Queen [2020] HCA 47 (PDF) (RTF)
Minister for Home Affairs v DUA16; Minister for Home Affairs v CHK16 [2020] HCA 46 (PDF) (RTF)
Roy v O'Neill [2020] HCA 45 (PDF) (RTF)
2 December 2020
For judgment:
Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 (PDF) (RTF)
Minister for Home Affairs & Anor v DMA18 as Litigation Guardian for DLZ18 & Anor; Minister for Home Affairs & Anor v Marie Theresa Arthur as Litigation Representative for BDX18; Minister for Home Affairs & Anor v FRX17 as Litigation Representative for FRM17; Minister for Home Affairs & Anor v DJA18 as Litigation Representative for DIZ18 [2020] HCA 43 (PDF) (RTF)
November
12 November 2020
For judgment:
Calidad Pty Ltd & Ors v Seiko Epson Corporation & Anor [2020] HCA 41 (PDF) (RTF)
4 November 2020
For judgment:
GBF v The Queen [2020] HCA 40 (PDF) (RTF)
Deguisa & Anor v Lynn & Ors [2020] HCA 39 (PDF) (RTF)
October
14 October 2020
For judgment:
AUS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2020] HCA 37 (PDF) (RTF)
The Queen v Abdirahman-Kalif [2020] HCA 36 (PDF) (RTF)
Hsiao v Fazarri [2020] HCA 35 (PDF) (RTF)
ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2020] HCA 34 (PDF) (RTF)
7 October 2020
For judgment:
Northern Land Council & Anor v Quall & Anor [2020] HCA 33 (PDF) (RTF)
September
9 September 2020
For judgment:
Applicant S270/2019 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 32 (PDF) (RTF)
Private R v Cowen & Anor [2020] HCA 31 (PDF) (RTF)
August
13 August 2020
For judgment:
Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMQU & Ors; Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations v AMWU & Ors [2020] HCA 29 (PDF) (RTF)
State of Queensland v The Estate of the Late Jennifer Leanne Masson [2020] HCA 28 (PDF) (RTF)
5 August 2020
For judgment:
Berry & Anor v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 27 (PDF) (RTF)
Lewis v The Australian Capital Territory [2020] HCA 26 (PDF) (RTF)
June
30 June 2020
For judgment:
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CED16 & Anor [2020] HCA 24 (PDF) (RTF)
Nguyen v The Queen [2020] HCA 23 (PDF) (RTF)
3 June 2020
For judgment:
Binsaris v Northern Territory of Australia; Webster v Northern Territory of Australia; O’Shea v Northern Territory of Australia; Austral v Northern Territory of Australia [2020] HCA 22 (PDF) (RTF)
Delivery of reasons:
Cumberland v The Queen [2020] HCA 21 (PDF) (RTF)
May
29 May 2020
For judgment:
Pickett v The State of Western Australia; Mead v The State of Western Australia; Mead v The State of Western Australia; Anthony v The State of Western Australia; TSM (A Child) v The State of Western Australia [2020] HCA 20 (PDF) (RTF)
Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia [2020] HCA 19 (PDF) (RTF)
April
24 April 2020
For judgment:
Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 17 (PDF) (RTF)
Commonwealth of Australia v Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] HCA 16 (PDF) (RTF)
Publication of reasons for judgment:
Coughlan v The Queen [2020] HCA 15 (PDF) (RTF)
15 April 2020
For judgment:
Smethurst & Anor v Commissioner of Police & Anor [2020] HCA 14 (PDF) (RTF)
7 April 2020
For judgment:
Pell v The Queen [2020] HCA 12 (PDF) (RTF)
March
18 March 2020
For judgment:
Swan v The Queen [2020] HCA 11 (PDF) (RTF)
Strbak v The Queen [2020] HCA 10 (PDF) (RTF)
State of Western Australia v Manado & Ors; State of Western Australia v Augustine & Ors; Commonwealth of Australia v Augustine & Ors; Commonwealth of Australia v Manado & Ors [2020] HCA 9 (PDF) (RTF)
The Queen v Guode [2020] HCA 8 (PDF) (RTF)
Commissioner of State Revenue v Rojoda Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 7 (PDF) (RTF)
For delivery of reasons:
KMC v Director of Public Prosecutions (SA) [2020] HCA 6 (PDF) (RTF)
11 March 2020
For judgment:
BHP Billiton Limited (Now Named as BHP Group Limited) v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] HCA 5 (PDF) (RTF)
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King & Anor [2020] HCA 4 (PDF) (RTF)
February
11 February 2020
For judgment:
Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3 (PDF) (RTF)
5 February 2020
For judgment:
Grech v The Queen; Kadir v The Queen [2020] HCA 1 (PDF) (RTF)
Comptroller-General of Customs v Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 2 (PDF) (RTF)
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)