Coles Meyer Finance Limited v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia

[1991] HCATrans 141

_in	1
•	..	ll~!:1_1T'IU.L1A,,;i'
-~»$--«(((."-'

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Melbourne No M3 of 1991

B e t w e e n -

COLES MYER FINANCE LIMITED

Applicant

and

THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION OF

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Respondent

Application for special leave
to appeal

MASON CJ DAWSON J McHUGH J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT MELBOURNE ON FRIDAY, 7 JUNE 1991, AT 11.07 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

Coles 1 7/6/91

MR F.H. CALLAWAY, OC:  May it please the Court, in this

matter I appear with my learned friend,

MR G.T. PAGONE, for the applicant. (instructed by

Freehill Hollingdale)

MR J.M. BATT, OC: If the Court pleases, in this matter I

appear with my learned friend, MR C.M. MAXWELL, for

the respondent. (instructed by the Australian

Government Solicitor).

MASON CJ: Yes, Mr Batt. We think we will offer you the

privilege of persuading us why we should not grant

special leave in this case.

MR BATT:  We do not oppose the application, Your Honour.

MASON CJ:  I see. Your attitude rather confirms the prima

facie view we had formed.

MR BATT:  Yes.

MASON CJ: Very well, there will be a grant of special

leave.

AT 11.08 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED SINE DIE

Coles 7/6/91