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Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Cavanough

[1935] HCA 45 ; (1935) 53 CLR 220

High Court of Australia · 1935 · Find the judgment

Cited by 61 indexed judgments

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  1. Merribee Pastoral v ANZ Banking Group [1998] HCA 41 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 66× · judgment
  2. Gipp v The Queen [1998] HCA 21 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 143× · judgment
  3. CDJ v VAJ [1998] HCA 67 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 378× · judgment
  4. Byrnes v The Queen [1999] HCA 38 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 30× · judgment
  5. Taboada, Monica v Baptist Community Services NSW & ACT [1996] FCA 569 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  6. Guss v Johnstone [2000] HCA 26 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 69× · judgment
  7. Conway v Jackson [2001] FCA 230 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 8× · judgment
  8. Burger King Corporation v Hungry Jack's Pty Limited [2001] NSWCA 187 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 166× · judgment
  9. Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (No 5) [2001] FCA 1106 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 40× · judgment
  10. Conway v The Queen [2002] HCA 2 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 84× · judgment
  11. Lesi v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 209 Distinguished Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  12. Powercell v Cuzeno [2003] NSWSC 600 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 8× · judgment
  13. Jadwan Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Health & Aged Care [2003] FCAFC 288 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 55× · judgment
  14. Derek George Shephard v Chiquita Brands South Pacific Limited [2004] FCAFC 76 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 13× · judgment
  15. Rangott v Marshall [2004] FCA 961 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 11× · judgment
  16. Battenberg v Union Club [2005] NSWSC 242 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 11× · judgment
  17. Re DEF and the Protected Estates Act 1983 [2005] NSWSC 534 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 8× · judgment
  18. Osman v Ministry of Transport [2005] NSWADT 142 Cited Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSW) · cited 1× · judgment
  19. WAIX v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 896 Distinguished Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  20. Union Club v Lord Andrew Charles Robert Battenberg [2006] NSWCA 72 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 14× · judgment
  21. Pattison v Hadjimouratis [2006] FCAFC 153 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 32× · judgment
  22. Woodgate v Keddie [2006] FCA 1728 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  23. Westbury Holdings Kiama Pty Ltd v ASIC [2007] NSWSC 466 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  24. De Robillard v Carver [2007] FCAFC 73 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 30× · judgment
  25. Woodgate as Trustee of the Estate of the Late Mrs Marion McGuiness v Keddie [2007] FCAFC 129 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 1× · judgment
  26. Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & Ors [2008] NSWCA 75 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 13× · judgment
  27. Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 147 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 24× · judgment
  28. Boumelhem v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2008] FCA 1568 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 8× · judgment
  29. Lansen v Minister for Environment and Heritage [2008] FCAFC 189 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 37× · judgment
  30. NSW Land and Housing Corp v Thurlow [2010] NSWCA 11 Applied or followed NSW Court of Appeal · cited 3× · judgment
  31. RTA v Papadopoulos [2010] NSWSC 33 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 5× · judgment
  32. Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & ors [2010] NSWSC 132 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  33. Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Earl Burns & Anor [2010] NSWCA 265 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 27× · judgment
  34. Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Darkinjung Pty Ltd (In Liq) & Anor [2010] NSWCA 351 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 5× · judgment
  35. Woolworths Limited v Strong (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 72 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 41× · judgment
  36. Munro v Hatch [2011] NFSC 1 Cited Supreme Court of Norfolk Island · judgment
  37. Kable v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 243 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 25× · judgment
  38. Rowe v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 179 Applied or followed Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSW) · cited 1× · judgment
  39. Roads and Maritime Services v Porret [2014] NSWCA 30 Distinguished NSW Court of Appeal · cited 8× · judgment
  40. Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 100× · judgment
  41. NSW Police v Le Platrier [2014] NSWLC 10 Cited Local Court of NSW · judgment
  42. Grass v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 393 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  43. AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 82× · judgment
  44. In the matter of Octaviar Limited (in liq); In the matter of Octaviar Administration Pty Limited (in liq) [2016] NSWSC 16 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 9× · judgment
  45. Parker v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 185 Distinguished Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 22× · judgment
  46. Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 64 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 2× · judgment
  47. Culleton v Balwyn Nominees Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 313 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  48. Bessemer v Owners of Strata Plan 6925/35054 [2018] NSWCA 57 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · judgment
  49. Jadwan Pty Ltd v Rae & Partners (A Firm) (No 4) [2018] FCA 968 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  50. Stojanovski v Stojanovski [2018] NSWSC 1967 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 5× · judgment

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