1972 High Court of Australia Decisions

January 1972

• IAC (Leasing) Ltd v Humphrey [1972] HCA 1; (1972) 126 CLR 131 (7 January 1972)
• River Sand & Gravel Pty Ltd v Milk Board [1972] HCA 2; (1972) 126 CLR 471 (7 January 1972)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Brian Hatch Timber Co (Sales) Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 73; (1972) 128 CLR 28 (7 January 1972)

February 1972

• Howard F Hudson Pty Ltd v Ronayne [1972] HCA 3; (1972) 126 CLR 449 (1 February 1972)
• Wren v Mahony [1972] HCA 5; (1972) 126 CLR 212 (1 February 1972)
• Brambles Holdings Ltd v Pilkington [1972] HCA 6; (1972) 126 CLR 524 (9 February 1972)
• Tasmanian Permanent Executors & Trustees Association Ltd v Commissioner of Taxes (Tas) [1972] HCA 7; (1972) 127 CLR 526 (9 February 1972)
• Holloway v Pilkington [1972] HCA 8; (1972) 127 CLR 391 (11 February 1972)
• Balcombe v De Simoni [1972] HCA 9; (1972) 126 CLR 576 (24 February 1972)
• Cox v Tomat [1972] HCA 10; (1972) 126 CLR 105 (24 February 1972)
• Ferrier v Bottomer [1972] HCA 11; (1972) 126 CLR 597 (25 February 1972)
• J & H Timbers Pty Ltd v Nelson [1972] HCA 12; (1972) 126 CLR 625 (25 February 1972)
• Queensland Trotting Board v McLean [1972] HCA 13; (1972) 125 CLR 488 (25 February 1972)
• Znaty v Minister for Immigration [1972] HCA 14; (1972) 126 CLR 1 (25 February 1972)
• Dangerfield v Town of St Peters [1972] HCA 15; (1972) 129 CLR 586 (28 February 1972)
• Cantarella v Egg Marketing Board (NSW) [1972] HCA 16; (1972) 124 CLR 605 (29 February 1972)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Ellers Motor Sales Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 17; (1972) 128 CLR 602 (29 February 1972)
• SOS (Mowbray) Pty Ltd v Mead [1972] HCA 18; (1972) 124 CLR 529 (29 February 1972)
• Commonwealth v Sterling Nicholas Duty Free Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 19; (1972) 126 CLR 297 (29 February 1972)
• R v Holmes; Ex Parte Altona Petrochemical Co Ltd [1972] HCA 20; (1972) 126 CLR 529 (29 February 1972)

March 1972

• Parramatta City Council v Brickworks Ltd [1972] HCA 21; (1972) 128 CLR 1 (14 March 1972)

April 1972

• Bill Williams Pty Ltd v Williams [1972] HCA 23; (1972) 126 CLR 146 (10 April 1972)
• Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd v RH Brown & Co [1972] HCA 24; (1972) 126 CLR 337 (10 April 1972)
• Sydney Turf Club v Crowley [1972] HCA 25; (1972) 126 CLR 420 (10 April 1972)
• Hornsby Shire Council v Salmar Holdings Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 26; (1972) 126 CLR 52 (14 April 1972)
• Marshall v Watson [1972] HCA 27; (1972) 124 CLR 640 (24 April 1972)
• Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia [1972] HCA 74; (1972) 126 CLR 161 (28 April 1972)

May 1972

• Cooper v Southern Portland Cement Ltd [1972] HCA 28; (1972) 128 CLR 427 (5 May 1972)
• Ship "Terukawa Maru" v Co-operated Dried Fruit Sales Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 29; (1972) 126 CLR 170 (17 May 1972)
• Australian & International Insurances Ltd v Workers' Compensation Commission (NSW) [1972] HCA 30; (1972) 125 CLR 470 (19 May 1972)

June 1972

• Eaton & Sons Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council [1972] HCA 33; (1972) 129 CLR 270 (6 June 1972)
• R v Forbes; Ex parte Bevan [1972] HCA 34; (1972) 127 CLR 1 (7 June 1972)
• Collins v Livingstone Shire Council [1972] HCA 35; (1972) 127 CLR 477 (30 June 1972)
• Godfrey Constructions Pty Ltd v Kanangra Park Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 36; (1972) 128 CLR 529 (30 June 1972)

July 1972

• KD Morris & Sons Pty Ltd v GJ Coles & Coy Ltd [1972] HCA 37; (1972) 132 CLR 88 (23 July 1972)
• Joos v Commissioner of Patents [1972] HCA 38; (1972) 126 CLR 611 (25 July 1972)
• Commonwealth v Morison [1972] HCA 39; (1972) 127 CLR 32 (25 July 1972)
• Gosling v McCombie [1972] HCA 40; (1972) 126 CLR 487 (26 July 1972)
• Theseus Exploration NL v Foyster [1972] HCA 41; (1972) 126 CLR 507 (28 July 1972)

August 1972

• Hungier v Grace [1972] HCA 42; (1972) 127 CLR 210 (1 August 1972)
• Wenham v Ella [1972] HCA 43; (1972) 127 CLR 454 (4 August 1972)

September 1972

• Tuta Products Pty Ltd v Hutcherson Bros Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 4; (1972) 127 CLR 253 (1 September 1972)
• King v Jones [1972] HCA 44; (1972) 128 CLR 221 (1 September 1972)
• Annalong Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 45; (1972) 127 CLR 174 (18 September 1972)
• Samuels v Bosch [1972] HCA 46; (1972) 127 CLR 517 (29 September 1972)

October 1972

• Perron v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 47; (1972) 128 CLR 595 (11 October 1972)
• Williams v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 48; (1972) 128 CLR 645 (11 October 1972)
• Lodge v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 49; (1972) 128 CLR 171 (16 October 1972)
• Blankfield v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 50; (1972) 127 CLR 610 (20 October 1972)
• Fisher v Ship "Oceanic Grandeur" [1972] HCA 51; (1972) 127 CLR 312 (20 October 1972)
• Glennon v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 52; (1972) 127 CLR 503 (24 October 1972)
• Stollery v Greyhound Racing Control Board [1972] HCA 53; (1972) 128 CLR 509 (27 October 1972)
• Cominos v Cominos [1972] HCA 54; (1972) 127 CLR 588 (30 October 1972)

November 1972

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Williams [1972] HCA 31; (1972) 127 CLR 226 (1 November 1972)
• Producers & Citizens' Co-operative Assurance Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 56; (1972) 128 CLR 63 (7 November 1972)
• R v Portus; Ex parte ANZ Banking Group Ltd [1972] HCA 57; (1972) 127 CLR 353 (10 November 1972)
• Ammann v Wegener [1972] HCA 58; (1972) 129 CLR 415 (15 November 1972)
• Parramatta City Council v Pestell [1972] HCA 59; (1972) 128 CLR 305 (24 November 1972)
• Schiller v Mulgrave Shire Council [1972] HCA 60; (1972) 129 CLR 116 (24 November 1972)

December 1972

• Forster v Jododex Aust Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 61; (1972) 127 CLR 421 (1 December 1972)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v ICI Australia Ltd [1972] HCA 75; (1972) 127 CLR 529 (1 December 1972)
• Commissioner for Motor Transport v Train [1972] HCA 62; (1972) 127 CLR 396 (4 December 1972)
• Cheatley v R [1972] HCA 63; (1972) 127 CLR 291 (7 December 1972)
• Commissioner for Government Transport v Kesby [1972] HCA 64; (1972) 127 CLR 374 (7 December 1972)
• Fabre v Ley [1972] HCA 65; (1972) 127 CLR 665 (8 December 1972)
• Duggan v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 66; (1972) 129 CLR 365 (15 December 1972)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Faichney [1972] HCA 67; (1972) 129 CLR 38 (15 December 1972)
• Tikva Investments Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 68; (1972) 128 CLR 158 (20 December 1972)
• Mikasa (NSW) Pty Ltd v Festival Stores [1972] HCA 69; (1972) 127 CLR 617 (21 December 1972)
• AFG Insurances Ltd v City of Brighton [1972] HCA 70; (1972) 126 CLR 655 (22 December 1972)
• Donnini v R [1972] HCA 71; (1972) 128 CLR 114 (22 December 1972)
• R v Watson; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union [1972] HCA 72; (1972) 128 CLR 77 (22 December 1972)