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Nicholas v The Queen

[1998] HCA 9 ; (1998) 193 CLR 173

High Court of Australia · 1998 · Official judgment

Cited by 111 indexed judgments

All Distinguished 4 Applied or followed 8 Cited 99

1999: 3 citing judgments 2000: 7 citing judgments 2001: 4 citing judgments 2002: 12 citing judgments 2003: 3 citing judgments 2004: 9 citing judgments, 1 negative 2005: 1 citing judgment 2006: 3 citing judgments 2007: 5 citing judgments 2008: 8 citing judgments 2009: 2 citing judgments, 1 negative 2010: 6 citing judgments 2011: 5 citing judgments 2012: 5 citing judgments, 1 negative 2013: 3 citing judgments 2014: 4 citing judgments 2015: 1 citing judgment 2016: 1 citing judgment 2017: 2 citing judgments, 1 negative 2018: 4 citing judgments 2019: 6 citing judgments 2020: 2 citing judgments 2021: 2 citing judgments 2022: 5 citing judgments 2023: 3 citing judgments 2024: 1 citing judgment 2025: 2 citing judgments 2026: 2 citing judgments 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
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  1. Sue v Hill [1999] HCA 30 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 104× · judgment
  2. De Pardo v Legal Practitioners Complaints Comittee [1999] FCA 698 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  3. Pilnara Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1999] FCA 945 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  4. Truth About Motorways Pty Limited v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Limited [2000] HCA 11 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 161× · judgment
  5. Femcare Ltd v Bright [2000] FCA 512 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 39× · judgment
  6. Ghomrawi v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 724 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  7. JOHN FAIRFAX PUBLICATIONS PTY LIMITED v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES [2000] NSWCA 198 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 43× · judgment
  8. Whittaker v Child Support Register [2000] FCA 1733 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  9. Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 1,161× · judgment
  10. Re Macks; Ex parte Saint [2000] HCA 62 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 126× · judgment
  11. Durham Holdings Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2001] HCA 7 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 32× · judgment
  12. Cabal v United Mexican States [2001] FCA 427 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia · cited 48× · judgment
  13. Adam v The Queen [2001] HCA 57 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 80× · judgment
  14. North Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service Inc v Bradley [2001] FCA 1728 (includes summary) [2001] FCA 1728 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 6× · judgment
  15. Pasini v United Mexican States [2002] HCA 3 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 47× · judgment
  16. Abidin v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 54; [2002] FCA 236 [2002] FCAFC 54 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 2× · judgment
  17. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 579× · judgment
  18. Luton v Lessels [2002] HCA 13 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 45× · judgment
  19. Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 128× · judgment
  20. Regina v Baker [2002] NSWCCA 184 Cited NSW Court of Criminal Appeal · cited 4× · judgment
  21. Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria [2002] HCA 27 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 84× · judgment
  22. King v AG Australia Holdings Ltd (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Ltd) [2002] FCA 872 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 24× · judgment
  23. REGINA v WHYTE [2002] NSWCCA 343 Cited NSW Court of Criminal Appeal · cited 336× · judgment
  24. Solomons v District Court of New South Wales [2002] HCA 47 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 93× · judgment
  25. The Queen v Carroll [2002] HCA 55 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 92× · judgment
  26. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v VFAD of 2002 [2002] FCAFC 390 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 48× · judgment
  27. Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Mateo [2003] FCAFC 26 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 25× · judgment
  28. Dutton v O'Shane [2003] FCAFC 195 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 24× · judgment
  29. Chief Executive Officer of Customs v Labrador Liquor Wholesale Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 49 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 84× · judgment
  30. Gargan v Director of Public Prosecutions and anor [2004] NSWSC 10 Distinguished Supreme Court of NSW · cited 7× · judgment
  31. Silbert v Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia [2004] HCA 9 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 13× · judgment
  32. Truong v The Queen [2004] HCA 10 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 50× · judgment
  33. Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Boatman [2004] FCAFC 165 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 4× · judgment
  34. Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 237× · judgment
  35. REGINA v MSK and MAK [2004] NSWCCA 308 Cited NSW Court of Criminal Appeal · cited 8× · judgment
  36. John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd & Anor v District Court of NSW & Ors [2004] NSWCA 324 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 176× · judgment
  37. Fardon v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland [2004] HCA 46 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 120× · judgment
  38. ASIC v Rich [2004] NSWSC 970 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 7× · judgment
  39. Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia [2005] FCA 50 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia · cited 44× · judgment
  40. Regina v Lodhi [2006] NSWSC 571 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  41. Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Limited v Fostif Pty Limited [2006] HCA 41 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 82× · judgment
  42. Forge v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2006] HCA 44 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 89× · judgment
  43. Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited & Ors, Idoport Pty Limited v Donald Robert Argus [2007] NSWSC 23 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 116× · judgment
  44. Elbe Shipping SA v Giant Marine Shipping SA [2007] FCA 1000 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  45. Thomas v Mowbray [2007] HCA 33 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 138× · judgment
  46. Tofilau v The Queen [2007] HCA 39 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 21× · judgment
  47. Faheem Khalid Lodhi v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 360 Cited NSW Court of Criminal Appeal · cited 75× · judgment
  48. Gypsy Jokers Motorcycle Club Incorporated v Commissioner of Police [2008] HCA 4 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 96× · judgment
  49. MZXOT v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] HCA 28 Cited High Court of Australia · cited 17× · judgment
  50. Hussain v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2008] FCAFC 128 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 69× · judgment

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Authorities cited (105)

Earliest first, with how this judgment treated each.

  1. (1792) 2 US 408 Applied or followed
  2. (1818) 23 Fed Cas 988 Cited
  3. United States v O'Grady (1874) 89 US 641 Applied or followed
  4. Quin v Mercury Bay Timber Co (1885) 3 NZLR (SC) 352 Applied or followed
  5. Li Sing v United States (1901) 180 US 486 Cited cited 2×
  6. (1904) 193 US 65 Cited
  7. Parker & Co Pty Ltd v Moorehead [1909] HCA 36 Cited cited 111×
  8. R v Associated Northern Collieries [1911] HCA 73 Cited cited 41×
  9. (Cth) Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd v R and the A-G of the Commonwealth [1912] HCA 58 Cited cited 6×
  10. Attorney-General (Cth) v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd [1913] UKPCHCA 2 Cited cited 33×
  11. Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia v J W Alexander Ltd [1918] HCA 56 Cited cited 63×
  12. Re Judiciary and Navigation Acts [1921] HCA 20 Cited cited 243×
  13. Commonwealth v Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners [1922] HCA 31 Cited cited 4×
  14. Beazell v Ohio (1925) 269 US 167 Cited
  15. Williamson v Ah On [1926] HCA 46 Cited cited 23×
  16. Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Munro [1926] HCA 58 Cited cited 83×
  17. Olmstead v United State (1927) 277 US 438 Cited cited 4×
  18. Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd v Gleeson [1931] HCA 2 Cited cited 4×
  19. Victorian Stevedoring and General Contracting Co Pty Ltd v Dignan [1931] HCA 34 Cited cited 185×
  20. United States v Swift & Co (1932) 286 US 106 Applied or followed
  21. Sorrells v United States (1932) 287 US 435 Cited cited 3×
  22. Maxwell v Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] AC 309 Cited cited 6×
  23. R v Federal Court of Bankruptcy; Ex parte Lowenstein [1938] HCA 10 Cited cited 32×
  24. Rola Co (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [1944] HCA 17 Cited cited 27×
  25. Nelungaloo Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 58 Cited cited 34×
  26. Chicago & Southern Air Lines Inc v Waterman Steamship Corp (1948) 333 US 103 Applied or followed cited 3×
  27. British Medical Association v The Commonwealth [1949] HCA 44 Cited cited 46×
  28. Australian Communist Party v The Commonwealth [1951] HCA 5 Cited cited 126×
  29. Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital v Thornton [1953] HCA 11 Cited cited 23×
  30. R v Davison [1954] HCA 46 Cited cited 105×
  31. R v Richards; Ex parte Fitzpatrick and Browne [1955] HCA 36 Cited cited 25×
  32. R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia [1956] HCA 10 Applied or followed cited 172×
  33. Attorney-General (Cth) v The Queen (1957) 95 CLR 529 Applied or followed cited 46×
  34. Attorney-General (Cth) v The Queen [1957] UKPCHCA 1 Applied or followed cited 31×
  35. Sherman v United States (1958) 356 US 369 Cited cited 5×
  36. Attorney General v Vernazza [1960] AC 965 Cited cited 4×
  37. Cardozo J for the Court; System Federation v Wright (1961) 364 US 642 Applied or followed
  38. Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] AC 1254 Cited cited 98×
  39. United States v Brown (1965) 381 US 437 Cited cited 3×
  40. Katz v United States (1967) 389 US 347 Cited cited 3×
  41. Liyanage v The Queen [1967] 1 AC 259 Applied or followed cited 23×
  42. R v Ireland [1970] HCA 21 Cited cited 62×
  43. R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 8 Cited cited 114×
  44. Capital TV and Appliances Pty Ltd v Falconer [1971] HCA 10 Cited cited 20×
  45. United States v Russell (1973) 411 US 423 Cited cited 2×
  46. R v Humby; Ex parte Rooney [1973] HCA 63 Cited cited 31×
  47. Milicevic v Campbell [1975] HCA 20 Cited cited 10×
  48. Hampton v United States (1976) 425 US 484 Cited cited 2×
  49. Usery v Turner Elkhorn Mining Co (1976) 428 US 1 Cited
  50. R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong [1976] HCA 39 Cited cited 255×
  51. R v Quinn; Ex parte Consolidated Foods Corporation [1977] HCA 62 Cited cited 52×
  52. Bunning v Cross [1978] HCA 22 Cited cited 116×
  53. Ulster County Court v Allen (1979) 442 US 140 Cited
  54. R v Sang [1979] UKHL 3 Cited cited 18×
  55. Moevao v Department of Labour [1980] 1 NZLR 464 Cited cited 39×
  56. Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [1981] UKHL 13 Cited cited 195×
  57. Jones v Sterling (1982) 63 FLR 216 Cited cited 3×
  58. Cleland v The Queen [1982] HCA 67 Cited cited 44×
  59. Sorby v The Commonwealth [1983] HCA 10 Cited cited 147×
  60. Fencott v Muller [1983] HCA 12 Cited cited 349×
  61. He Kaw Teh v The Queen [1985] HCA 43 Cited cited 207×
  62. R v Murphy [1985] HCA 50 Cited cited 60×
  63. Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation v The Commonwealth (1986) 161 CLR 88 Cited cited 18×
  64. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v Scher (1986) 478 US 833 Cited cited 3×
  65. R v Collins [1987] 1 SCR 265 Cited cited 3×
  66. Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane [1987] HCA 12 Cited cited 320×
  67. Re Cram; Ex parte Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co Pty Ltd [1987] HCA 29 Cited cited 32×
  68. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v Perry (1988) 53 SASR 538 Applied or followed cited 6×
  69. Re Tracey; Ex parte Ryan [1989] HCA 12 Cited cited 68×
  70. Grassby v The Queen [1989] HCA 45 Cited cited 185×
  71. Collins v Youngblood (1990) 497 US 37 Cited
  72. Rodway v The Queen [1990] HCA 19 Cited cited 69×
  73. Re Nolan; Ex parte Young [1991] HCA 29 Cited cited 58×
  74. Polyukhovich v The Commonwealth [1991] HCA 32 Cited cited 121×
  75. Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Wills [1991] HCA 58 Cited cited 113×
  76. Harris v Caladine [1991] HCA 9 Cited cited 227×
  77. Jacobson v United States (1992) 503 US 540 Cited
  78. Leeth v The Commonwealth [1992] HCA 29 Applied or followed cited 107×
  79. Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34 Cited cited 601×
  80. Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration [1992] HCA 64 Cited cited 352×
  81. Pollard v The Queen [1992] HCA 69 Cited cited 20×
  82. Foster v The Queen (1993) 113 ALR 1 Cited cited 6×
  83. Cheatle v The Queen [1993] HCA 44 Cited cited 66×
  84. Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77 Cited cited 679×
  85. Foster v The Queen [1993] HCA 80 Cited cited 25×
  86. R v D'Arrigo [1994] 1 Qd R 603 Cited cited 3×
  87. Ridgeway v The Queen [1994] HCA 33 Cited cited 21×
  88. Rogers v The Queen [1994] HCA 42 Cited cited 398×
  89. Chau v DPP (1995) 37 NSWLR 639 Cited cited 6×
  90. R v Wijesinha [1995] 3 SCR 422 Cited
  91. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd v Simpson [1995] 4 SCR 725 Cited cited 3×
  92. Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [1995] HCA 10 Cited cited 178×
  93. Ridgeway v The Queen [1995] HCA 66 Cited cited 206×
  94. R v Khan [1996] 3 All ER 289 Cited
  95. R v Khan [1996] 3 WLR 162 Cited
  96. Wilson v Minister for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs [1996] HCA 18 Applied or followed cited 99×
  97. Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [1996] HCA 24 Cited cited 288×
  98. Leask v The Commonwealth [1996] HCA 29 Cited cited 49×
  99. Mitchell v The Queen [1996] HCA 45 Cited cited 29×
  100. Maxwell v The Queen [1996] HCA 46 Cited cited 161×
  101. R v Stillman [1997] 1 SCR 607 Cited
  102. Manitoba Provincial Judges Association v Manitoba (Minister of Justice) [1997] 3 SCR 3 Cited cited 5×
  103. CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd [1997] HCA 2 Cited cited 792×
  104. R v Swaffield [1998] HCA 1 Cited cited 107×
  105. Gould v Brown [1998] HCA 6 Cited cited 90×
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