Attorney-General for the State of Queensland (at the relation of Brisbane Chamber of Commerce incorporated) v The Commonwealth of Australia

[1988] HCATrans 174

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Sydney No Sl7 of 1987

B e t w e e n -

ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE STATE

OF QUEENSLAND (at the relation

of Brisbane Chamber of Cormnerce

(Incorporated))

Plaintiff

and

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Defendant

Publication of order

BRENNAN J GAUDRON J

Chamber

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 1988, AT 2.21 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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BRENNAN J: This demurrer was heard in Canberra by the whole

Court together with a case stated in the matter of

the STATE CHA1:1BER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND

OTHERS V THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

The order given disposed only of the case

stated and I now publish the order disposing of the

demurrer.

The order of the Court is Demurrer allowed.

Judgment for the defendant in the action with

costs.

AT 2.22 PM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED SINE DIE

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Chamber