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Attorney-General (Cth) v Schmidt

[1961] HCA 21 ; (1961) 105 CLR 361

High Court of Australia · 1961 · Find the judgment

Cited by 44 indexed judgments

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  1. Victoria v Commonwealth [1996] HCA 56 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 162× · judgment
  2. Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v Commonwealth [1997] HCA 38 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 108× · judgment
  3. Commonwealth v WMC Resources Ltd [1998] HCA 8 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 45× · judgment
  4. Commonwealth v Western Australia [1999] HCA 5 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 42× · judgment
  5. Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally [1999] HCA 27 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 469× · judgment
  6. DELLA PATRONA v DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (CTH) [No 2] [1995] NSWCA 122 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · judgment
  7. Taylor v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [1999] FCA 195 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 6× · judgment
  8. Airservices Australia v Canadian Airlines International Ltd [1999] HCA 62 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 49× · judgment
  9. Truth About Motorways Pty Limited v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Limited [2000] HCA 11 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 161× · judgment
  10. Cheng v The Queen [2000] HCA 53 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 32× · judgment
  11. Smith v ANL Limited [2000] HCA 58 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 31× · judgment
  12. Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 128× · judgment
  13. Hedge, as Administrator of Goldfields Medical Fund Inc (No 2) [2002] FCA 1498 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  14. Fairfield City Council v N & S Olivieri P/L [2003] NSWCA 41 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 42× · judgment
  15. Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia [2005] FCA 50 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 44× · judgment
  16. Victorian WorkCover Authority v Andrews [2005] FCA 94 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  17. Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Ame [2005] HCA 36 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 12× · judgment
  18. CROSS v BARNES TOWING AND SALVAGE (QLD) PTY LTD & ORS [2005] NSWCA 273 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 6× · judgment
  19. New South Wales v Commonwealth of Australia [2006] HCA 52 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 92× · judgment
  20. Attorney-General (Vic) v Andrews [2007] HCA 9 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 7× · judgment
  21. Telstra Corporation Limited v The Commonwealth [2008] HCA 7 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 28× · judgment
  22. Griffiths v Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment [2008] HCA 20 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 17× · judgment
  23. Harding v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2008] FCA 1403 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 5× · judgment
  24. Wong v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] HCA 3 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 21× · judgment
  25. Wurridjal v The Commonwealth of Australia [2009] HCA 2 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 51× · judgment
  26. ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [2009] HCA 51 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 117× · judgment
  27. Davis v Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia [2010] FCAFC 141 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 11× · judgment
  28. Haskins v The Commonwealth [2011] HCA 28 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 15× · judgment
  29. French v Gray, Special Minister of State [2013] FCA 263 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 12× · judgment
  30. Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCA 754 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 5× · judgment
  31. Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council [2016] NSWCA 157 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 1× · judgment
  32. Knight v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCA 1160 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  33. In the matter of OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Limited (administrators appointed) [2017] NSWSC 21 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 11× · judgment
  34. Keris Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2017] FCAFC 164 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · judgment
  35. Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthall [2019] FCAFC 34 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 26× · judgment
  36. Daley v Child Support Registrar [2019] FCA 1097 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  37. Houston v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2021] FCA 637 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 5× · judgment
  38. LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 18 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 22× · judgment
  39. Yunupingu on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] FCAFC 75 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 1× · judgment
  40. NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 37 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 54× · judgment
  41. Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu [2025] HCA 6 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  42. Ravbar v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 25 Cited High Court of Australia · judgment
  43. G Global 120E T2 Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue G Global 180Q Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue G Global 180Q Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue Stott v The Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 39 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  44. Government of the Russian Federation v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 44 Cited High Court of Australia · judgment

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