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Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith …

Director of War Service Homes v Law …

Statutes – Interpretation – Efficacy of regulations – Where s 83GD(1) of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) ("1935 Act") established offence for participant in criminal organisation to enter or attempt to enter "prescribed place" – Where "prescribed …

Elections – Senate – Court of Disputed Returns – Petition disputing validity of half Senate election – Validity of ticket voting system – Whether Senators "directly chosen by the people". The Constitution , ss 7, 24. Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) …

Elections – House of Representatives – Court of Disputed Returns – Petition disputing validity of House of Representatives election – Whether preferential voting system constitutes plural voting – Whether members "directly chosen by the people". The …

DIXON V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA …

O'Sullivan, for the appellant. Shand, for respondent. Solicitors for the appellant, O'Sullivan & Scott. Solicitors for the respondent, Macpherson, Macdonald-Paterson & Co. … Dixon v …

Dixson Trust Limited v Beard Watson Limited …

Appeal – Family Court of Australia granted certificate under s 95(b) of Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) regarding "important questions of law and public interest" – Whether Family Court has power to set aside its own perfected orders – Scope of inherent powers …

Criminal law – Appeal against sentence – Where appellant convicted of murder – Where primary judge found it probable that appellant acting under influence of some psychosis at time of offence – Where primary judge not satisfied appellant possessed …

Criminal law – Trial by judge alone – Adequacy of reasons – Where appellant convicted of "[p]ersistent sexual exploitation of a child" – Where offence comprised of two or more acts of sexual exploitation separated by not less than three days – Where …

Dobbs v National Bank of Australasia Limited …