The court was asked whether Australian estate duty could be levied on movables situated abroad.
Held: When testing the validity of a law passed by the government of a dominion, the question was ‘whether the law in question can be truly described as being for the peace, order and good government of the Dominion concerned.’ This law was extra territorial.
Judges:
Evatt J
Citations:
(1933) 49 CLR 220
Cited by:
Cited – Bancoult, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2) HL 22-Oct-2008
The claimants challenged the 2004 Order which prevented their return to their homes on the Chagos Islands. The islanders had been taken off the island to leave it for use as a US airbase. In 2004, the island was no longer needed, and payment had . .
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Commonwealth, Constitutional
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.277171