In Helljay Investments Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 56 the director of a company resisted a bankruptcy proceeding, alleging a break in the sovereignty of Australia at the Treaty of Versailles meant that current law and courts were inoperative. It was further contended that and the judges who had heard the earlier … Continue reading Helljay Investments Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 56
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Precedent Law, Practice & Trends in Australia
Extract from "Precedent Law, Practice & Trends in Australia" by The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG: The binding nature of the ratio decidendi: "Lower courts in Australia are not bound by everything that is said in a judicial decision or by all of the judicial observations of a higher court. Rather, it is the … Continue reading Precedent Law, Practice & Trends in Australia
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