1988 High Court of Australia Decisions

January 1988

• Queensland v Commonwealth [1988] HCA 1; (1988) 77 ALR 291; (1988) 62 ALJR 143 (8 January 1988)

February 1988

• Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corporation Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 2; (1988) 77 ALR 190; (1988) 62 ALJR 151 (10 February 1988)
• Coulter v R [1988] HCA 3; (1988) 164 CLR 350 (11 February 1988)
• Re Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia; Ex parte Gallagher [1988] HCA 4; (1988) 76 ALR 353; (1988) 62 ALJR 81 (11 February 1988)
• Hunter Resources Ltd v Melville [1988] HCA 5; (1988) 164 CLR 234 (18 February 1988)
• Wilde v R [1988] HCA 6; (1988) 164 CLR 365 (18 February 1988)
• Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher [1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387 (19 February 1988)
• Re Griffin; Ex Parte Professional Radio & Electronics Institute of Australasia [1988] HCA 72; (1988) 167 CLR 37; (1988) 84 ALR 385 (24 February 1988)

March 1988

• Walter v Council of Queensland Law Society Incorporated [1988] HCA 8; (1988) 77 ALR 228; (1988) 62 ALJR 153 (8 March 1988)
• Hodges v New South Wales [1988] HCA 9; (1988) 77 ALR 1; (1988) 62 ALJR 190 (9 March 1988)
• Richardson v Forestry Commission [1988] HCA 10; (1988) 164 CLR 261 (10 March 1988)
• Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney [1988] HCA 11; (1989) 166 CLR 245 (17 March 1988)
• Water Board v Moustakas [1988] HCA 12; (1994) 180 CLR 491 (23 March 1988)
• FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Southern Cross Exploration NL [1988] HCA 13; (1988) 165 CLR 268 (25 March 1988)
• Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 (29 March 1988)

April 1988

• Hawkins v Clayton [1988] HCA 15; (1988) 164 CLR 539 (8 April 1988)
• Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1988] HCA 17; (1988) 164 CLR 662 (21 April 1988)

May 1988

• Cole v Whitfield ("Tasmanian Lobster case") [1988] HCA 18; (1988) 165 CLR 360; (1988) 78 ALR 42; (1988) 62 ALJR 303 (2 May 1988)
• Bailey v Director of Public Prosecutions [1988] HCA 19; (1988) 78 ALR 116; (1988) 62 ALJR 319; (1988) 34 A Crim R 154 (3 May 1988)
• R v Whitworth [1988] HCA 20; (1988) 164 CLR 500 (3 May 1988)
• Chamberlain v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1988] HCA 21; (1988) 164 CLR 502 (12 May 1988)
• Re Wood [1988] HCA 22; (1988) 167 CLR 145 (12 May 1988)
• Bird v Commonwealth ("Maralinga case") [1988] HCA 23; (1988) 165 CLR 1 (20 May 1988)
• R v Lewis [1988] HCA 24; (1988) 165 CLR 12 (20 May 1988)

June 1988

• Attorney-General (UK) v Heinemann Publishers Australia Pty Ltd ("Spycatcher case") [1988] HCA 25; (1988) 165 CLR 30; (1988) 78 ALR 449; (1988) 62 ALJR 344; (1988) 10 IPR 385 (2 June 1988)
• Read v Commonwealth [1988] HCA 26; (1988) 167 CLR 57 (2 June 1988)
• Bath v Alston Holdings Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 27; (1988) 165 CLR 411 (7 June 1988)
• Re Wood [1988] HCA 71; (1988) 78 ALR 650; (1988) 62 ALJR 377 (7 June 1988)
• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v DTR Securities Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 28; (1988) 78 ALR 648; (1988) 62 ALJR 376 (9 June 1988)
• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Moorebank Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 29; (1988) 165 CLR 55 (9 June 1988)
• Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) [1988] HCA 16; (1988) 164 CLR 604 (15 June 1988)
• Nile v Wood [1988] HCA 30; (1988) 167 CLR 133 (15 June 1988)
• Murphy v Farmer [1988] HCA 31; (1988) 165 CLR 19 (30 June 1988)
• Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Company Inc v Fay [1988] HCA 32; (1988) 165 CLR 197 (30 June 1988)

July 1988

• Australian Airlines Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) [1988] HCA 33; (1988) 79 ALR 425; (1988) 62 ALJR 429 (1 July 1988)
• Kleinwort Benson Australia Ltd v Crowl [1988] HCA 34; (1988) 165 CLR 71 (1 July 1988)
• Hunter v R [1988] HCA 35; (1988) 79 ALR 423; (1988) 62 ALJR 432 (1 July 1988)
• Braund v Henning [1988] HCA 36; (1988) 79 ALR 417; (1988) 62 ALJR 433 (1 July 1988)

August 1988

• Street v Queensland Bar Association [1988] HCA 37; (1988) 79 ALR 579; (1988) 62 ALJR 437 (2 August 1988)
• Re Robertson [1988] HCA 38; (1988) 79 ALR 577; (1988) 62 ALJR 438 (2 August 1988)
• Ahern v R [1988] HCA 39; (1988) 165 CLR 87 (18 August 1988)
• Breavington v Godleman [1988] HCA 40; (1988) 169 CLR 41 (18 August 1988)
• Perrett v Robinson [1988] HCA 41; (1988) 169 CLR 172 (18 August 1988)
• Browne v R [1988] HCA 42; (1988) 80 ALR 358; (1988) 62 ALJR 506 (26 August 1988)
• Blewitt v R [1988] HCA 43; (1988) 80 ALR 353; (1988) 62 ALJR 503 (26 August 1988)

September 1988

• Trident General Insurance Co Ltd v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 44; (1988) 165 CLR 107 (8 September 1988)
• Nolan v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs [1988] HCA 45; (1988) 165 CLR 178 (13 September 1988)
• Transport Accident Commission v CMT Construction of Metropolitan Tunnels [1988] HCA 46; (1988) 165 CLR 436 (15 September 1988)
• Carr v R [1988] HCA 47; (1988) 165 CLR 314 (27 September 1988)
• Nicol v Allyacht Spars Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 48; (1988) 165 CLR 306 (27 September 1988)
• Workers' Compensation Board (Qld) v Technical Products Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 49; (1988) 165 CLR 642 (27 September 1988)

October 1988

• Hoch v R [1988] HCA 50; (1988) 165 CLR 292 (5 October 1988)
• Stern v McArthur [1988] HCA 51; (1988) 165 CLR 489 (11 October 1988)
• Giannarelli v Wraith [1988] HCA 52; (1988) 165 CLR 543 (13 October 1988)
• Paringa Mining & Exploration Co Plc v North Flinders Mines Ltd [1988] HCA 53; (1988) 165 CLR 452 (17 October 1988)
• John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Cojuangco ("Newspaper Rule case") [1988] HCA 54; (1988) 165 CLR 346 (26 October 1988)
• Union Steamship Company of Australia Pty Ltd v King [1988] HCA 55; (1988) 166 CLR 1 (26 October 1988)

November 1988

• Van Der Meer v R [1988] HCA 56; (1988) 82 ALR 10; (1988) 62 ALJR 656 (2 November 1988)
• Pereira v Director of Public Prosecutions [1988] HCA 57; (1988) 82 ALR 217; (1988) 63 ALJR 1; (1988) 35 A Crim R 382 (15 November 1988)
• R v Watt [1988] HCA 58; (1988) 165 CLR 474 (15 November 1988)
• Gollan v Nugent [1988] HCA 59; (1988) 166 CLR 18 (17 November 1988)
• Contender 1 Ltd v Lep International Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 60; (1988) 82 ALR 394; (1988) 63 ALJR 26 (23 November 1988)
• Air Caledonie International v Commonwealth [1988] HCA 61; (1988) 165 CLR 462 (24 November 1988)

December 1988

• Chester v R [1988] HCA 62; (1988) 165 CLR 611 (6 December 1988)
• Davis v Commonwealth [1988] HCA 63; (1988) 166 CLR 79 (6 December 1988)
• Johnson v Perez [1988] HCA 64; (1988) 166 CLR 351 (6 December 1988)
• Hamilton v Whitehead [1988] HCA 65; (1988) 166 CLR 121 (7 December 1988)
• B v B [1988] HCA 66; (1988) 82 ALR 584; (1988) 63 ALJR 112 (8 December 1988)
• Baumer v R [1988] HCA 67; (1988) 166 CLR 51 (8 December 1988)
• M v M [1988] HCA 68; (1988) 166 CLR 69; (1988) 82 ALR 577; (1988) 63 ALJR 108 (8 December 1988)
• Mabo v Queensland [1988] HCA 69; (1989) 166 CLR 186 (8 December 1988)
• Mill v R [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 (8 December 1988)