1954 High Court of Australia Decisions

March 1954

• National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [1954] HCA 3; (1954) 89 CLR 196 (2 March 1954)
• War Assets Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 81; (1954) 91 CLR 53 (3 March 1954)
• Deery v Deery [1954] HCA 4; (1954) 90 CLR 211 (4 March 1954)
• Macdonald v Robins [1954] HCA 5; (1954) 90 CLR 515 (4 March 1954)
• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration; Ex parte Ellis [1954] HCA 6; (1954) 90 CLR 55 (4 March 1954)
• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Hooper [1954] HCA 7; (1954) 89 CLR 486 (5 March 1954)
• Francis v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1954] HCA 8; (1954) 91 CLR 368 (5 March 1954)

April 1954

• Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 9; (1954) 90 CLR 24 (7 April 1954)
• Clowes v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 10; (1954) 91 CLR 209 (7 April 1954)
• O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport [1954] HCA 11; (1954) 100 CLR 225 (13 April 1954)
• Taylor v Stapley [1954] HCA 12; (1954) 90 CLR 1 (13 April 1954)
• Commonwealth v District Court of the Metropolitan District [1954] HCA 13; (1954) 90 CLR 13 (13 April 1954)
• Scott v Numurkah Corporation [1954] HCA 14; (1954) 91 CLR 300 (14 April 1954)
• Smith v Joyce [1954] HCA 15; (1954) 89 CLR 529 (14 April 1954)
• Charles v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 16; (1954) 90 CLR 598 (23 April 1954)
• Gibbons v Wright [1954] HCA 17; (1954) 91 CLR 423 (23 April 1954)
• Naval Lodge Hotel Ltd v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 18; (1954) 90 CLR 583 (23 April 1954)
• R v Kirby; Ex parte Transport Workers' Union of Australia [1954] HCA 19; (1954) 91 CLR 159 (23 April 1954)

May 1954

• Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 20; (1954) 92 CLR 424 (4 May 1954)
• Transport Commission (Tas) v Neale Edwards Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 21; (1954) 92 CLR 214 (4 May 1954)
• Woodroffe v Box [1954] HCA 22; (1954) 92 CLR 245 (4 May 1954)

June 1954

• Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 23; (1954) 91 CLR 112 (1 June 1954)
• Lincoln v Gravil [1954] HCA 24; (1954) 94 CLR 430 (1 June 1954)
• Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 25; (1954) 90 CLR 235 (1 June 1954)
• Wright v Attorney-General (Tas) [1954] HCA 26; (1954) 94 CLR 409 (1 June 1954)
• Australian Wheat Board v Reardon Smith Line Ltd [1954] HCA 27; (1954) 91 CLR 233 (2 June 1954)
• State Electricity Commission of Victoria v McWilliams [1954] HCA 28; (1954) 90 CLR 552 (2 June 1954)
• Spencer Investments Pty Ltd v Evans [1954] HCA 30; (1954) 91 CLR 319 (22 June 1954)

July 1954

• Lockwood v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 31; (1954) 90 CLR 177 (12 July 1954)
• Re Usines De Melle's Patent [1954] HCA 32; (1954) 91 CLR 42 (20 July 1954)

August 1954

• Bedwell v Stapleton [1954] HCA 33; (1954) 94 CLR 567 (4 August 1954)
• Permanent Trustee Company of NSW Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1954] HCA 34; (1954) 91 CLR 1 (19 August 1954)
• Randwick-Coogee Legion Ex-Service Club Ltd v Malouf [1954] HCA 35; (1954) 90 CLR 187 (19 August 1954)
• Bellgrove v Eldridge [1954] HCA 36; (1954) 90 CLR 613 (20 August 1954)
• Pacific Coal Co Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1954] HCA 37; (1954) 91 CLR 486 (20 August 1954)
• R v Tonkin; Ex parte Federated Ship Painters' & Dockers' Union of Australia [1954] HCA 38; (1954) 92 CLR 526 (20 August 1954)
• Haas Timber & Trading Co Pty Ltd v Wade [1954] HCA 39; (1954) 94 CLR 593 (27 August 1954)
• Williams v Hobday [1954] HCA 40; (1954) 91 CLR 193 (28 August 1954)
• Beavan v R [1954] HCA 41; (1954) 92 CLR 660 (30 August 1954)
• Holland v Wiltshire [1954] HCA 42; (1954) 90 CLR 409 (30 August 1954)

September 1954

• Sachter v Attorney-General (Cth) [1954] HCA 43; (1954) 94 CLR 86 (1 September 1954)
• Davis v Pearce Parking Station Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 44; (1954) 91 CLR 642 (8 September 1954)
• Sundell v Queensland Housing Commission [1954] HCA 45; (1954) 94 CLR 531 (10 September 1954)
• R v Davison [1954] HCA 46; (1954) 90 CLR 353 (10 September 1954)
• Dehnert v Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd [1954] HCA 47; (1954) 91 CLR 177 (14 September 1954)
• Martin v Scribal Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 48; (1954) 92 CLR 17 (14 September 1954)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Armco (Australia) Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 49; (1954) 91 CLR 146 (17 September 1954)
• Tyson v Tyson [1954] HCA 50; (1954) 90 CLR 206 (29 September 1954)

October 1954

• Harris v R [1954] HCA 51; (1954) 90 CLR 652 (12 October 1954)
• Potter v Potter [1954] HCA 52; (1954) 90 CLR 391 (13 October 1954)
• Mount Isa Mines Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 53; (1954) 92 CLR 483 (22 October 1954)
• Langford v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 54; (1954) 92 CLR 517 (28 October 1954)
• Yarra Glen & Lilydale Hunt Club v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 55; (1954) 90 CLR 348 (29 October 1954)

November 1954

• Mowling v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 57; (1954) 90 CLR 545 (8 November 1954)
• Peel River Land & Mineral Co (Ltd) v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 58; (1954) 92 CLR 467 (8 November 1954)
• Royal Victorian Aero Club v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 59; (1954) 92 CLR 236 (8 November 1954)
• Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes v Wilson [1954] HCA 62; (1954) 94 CLR 577 (18 November 1954)
• Voges v Monaghan [1954] HCA 63; (1954) 94 CLR 231 (18 November 1954)
• Leonard v Booth [1954] HCA 64; (1954) 91 CLR 452 (22 November 1954)
• Miller v Jennings [1954] HCA 65; (1954) 92 CLR 190 (22 November 1954)
• Rowston v Sydney County Council [1954] HCA 66; (1954) 92 CLR 605 (22 November 1954)
• Toomaroo Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 67; (1954) 91 CLR 349 (22 November 1954)
• Miller v Teale [1954] HCA 68; (1954) 92 CLR 406 (23 November 1954)
• Electronic Industries Ltd v David Jones Ltd [1954] HCA 69; (1954) 91 CLR 288 (26 November 1954)
• McCann v Parsons [1954] HCA 70; (1954) 93 CLR 418 (29 November 1954)
• National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1954] HCA 71; (1954) 91 CLR 540 (29 November 1954)
• Masters v Cameron [1954] HCA 72; (1954) 91 CLR 353 (30 November 1954)

December 1954

• Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v Gair [1954] HCA 73; (1954) 90 CLR 203 (2 December 1954)
• Fitzgerald v Penn [1954] HCA 74; (1954) 91 CLR 268 (3 December 1954)
• Petrie v Dwyer [1954] HCA 75; (1954) 91 CLR 99 (13 December 1954)
• McQuarrie v Jaques [1954] HCA 76; (1954) 92 CLR 262 (15 December 1954)
• Wood v James [1954] HCA 77; (1954) 92 CLR 142 (15 December 1954)
• Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 82; (1954) 91 CLR 592 (15 December 1954)
• O'Sullivan v Noarlunga Meat Ltd [1954] HCA 29; (1954) 92 CLR 565 (17 December 1954)
• Basto v R [1954] HCA 78; (1954) 91 CLR 628 (17 December 1954)
• Griffin v Constantine [1954] HCA 80; (1954) 91 CLR 136 (17 December 1954)