Cutter v The Queen

[1997] HCATrans 113

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Perth  No P63 of 1996

B e t w e e n -

CLIFTON JAMES CUTTER

Appellant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

Publication of Reasons

BRENNAN CJ
DAWSON J
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON TUESDAY, 29 APRIL 1997, AT 2.13 PM

(Continued from 14/3/97)

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GUMMOW J:   This appeal was heard in Canberra on 14 March 1997 by the Chief Justice and Justices Dawson, McHugh, Kirby and myself.  At the conclusion of the hearing the Court ordered that the appeal be allowed and made consequential orders.  The Court announced that reasons for judgment would be published in due course.  I now publish those reasons.

The Chief Justice and Justice Dawson favoured allowing the appeal.  I publish their Honours’ reasons.  Justice McHugh would have dismissed the appeal.  I publish his Honour’s reasons.  I favoured allowing the appeal and I publish my reasons.  Justice Kirby would have dismissed the appeal and I publish his Honour’s reasons.

AT 2.14 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED