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Commonwealth of Australia v Snell

[2019] FCAFC 57 ; (2019) 269 FCR 18 ; (2019) 370 ALR 1 ; (2019) 164 ALD 22

Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · 11 April 2019 · Official judgment

Cited by 17 indexed judgments

All Applied or followed 2 Cited 15

2019: 5 citing judgments 2020: 3 citing judgments 2021: 3 citing judgments 2022: 4 citing judgments 2023: 1 citing judgment 2025: 1 citing judgment 2019 2020 2022 2024 2026
citing judgments per year of which distinguished, doubted, not followed or overruled · line marks the decision

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  1. Commonwealth of Australia v Snell (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 97 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · judgment
  2. Lee v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2019] FCA 1855 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  3. MZAFZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1894 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  4. HZCP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 202 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 31× · judgment
  5. Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority v Associated Steamships Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 232 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 2× · judgment
  6. Dunkerley v Comcare [2020] FCAFC 8 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 4× · judgment
  7. Comcare v Kemp [2020] FCA 865 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  8. Pitcher v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 999 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  9. Hutchinson v Comcare (No 2) [2021] FCA 284 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  10. Kitoko v University of Technology Sydney [2021] FCA 360 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 11× · judgment
  11. Kumar v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2021] FCA 1662 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment
  12. Onassys v Comcare [2022] FCA 90 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 6× · judgment
  13. Wuth v Comcare [2022] FCAFC 42 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 2× · judgment
  14. Chircop v Technical and Further Education Commission [2022] FCA 1015 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 10× · judgment
  15. Miller v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWCA 190 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · judgment
  16. Spano v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 389 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  17. Comcare v DSLB [2025] FCAFC 13 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · judgment

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Authorities cited (29)

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  1. Jolly v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1935] HCA 21 Cited cited 14×
  2. [1953] Ch 51 Cited cited 6×
  3. W J & F Barnes Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1957) 96 CLR 294 Cited cited 6×
  4. Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Cited cited 88×
  5. Administration of Papua and New Guinea v Daera Guba [1973] HCA 59 Cited cited 93×
  6. Queensland v The Commonwealth [1977] HCA 60 Cited cited 73×
  7. Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Daniele [1981] FCA 212 Cited cited 29×
  8. Re Cram; Ex parte Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co Pty Ltd [1987] HCA 29 Cited cited 32×
  9. Wiest v Director of Public Prosecutions [1988] FCA 450 Cited cited 70×
  10. Chandler v Alberta Association of Architects [1989] 2 SCR 848 Cited cited 11×
  11. Hanna v Australian Postal Corporation (1990) 12 AAR 511 Cited cited 4×
  12. Thrasyvoulou v Secretary of State for the Environment [1990] 2 AC 273 Cited cited 9×
  13. Midland Metals Overseas Ltd v Comptroller-General of Customs (1991) 30 FCR 87 Cited cited 14×
  14. Re Quinn and Australian Postal Corporation (1992) 15 AAR 519 Cited cited 8×
  15. Plumb v Comcare (1992) 39 FCR 236 Cited cited 15×
  16. Re Matusko and Australian Postal Corporation (1995) 21 AAR 9 Cited
  17. Morales, Monica Del Carmen Lillo v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 334 Cited cited 25×
  18. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11 Cited cited 579×
  19. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Wang [2003] HCA 11 Applied or followed cited 105×
  20. Kuligowski v Metrobus [2004] HCA 34 Overruled or disapproved cited 159×
  21. D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12 Cited cited 382×
  22. Telstra Corporation Ltd v Hannaford [2006] FCAFC 87 Cited cited 30×
  23. Canute v Comcare [2006] HCA 47 Cited cited 43×
  24. Godwin v Repatriation Commission (2008) 168 FCR 471 Cited cited 2×
  25. Cheung v Administrative Appeals Tribunal [2009] FCA 241 Cited cited 5×
  26. Rana v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2011] FCAFC 80 Applied or followed cited 10×
  27. Re Tarrant and Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2013] AATA 926 Cited cited 7×
  28. Novosel v Comcare (2017) 72 AAR 269 Cited
  29. Re Snell and Commonwealth [2018] AATA 1107 Cited cited 2×
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Citations are read from the text of each indexed judgment. A report citation written alongside a neutral citation, such as [2008] HCA 9; (2008) 234 CLR 50, teaches the citator that both name the same case, so later citations by either are counted together.

Treatment is read from the words in the sentence that cites the case: overruled or disapproved; not followed or declined to follow; distinguished or distinguishable; doubted; applied, followed or adopted. Anything else is cited. It is a guide to which judgments to read, not a judicial history: a judgment that discusses a case at length without one of those words is shown as citing it, and one mentioning several cases in a sentence may attach the word to all of them.

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