1945 High Court of Australia Decisions

April 1945

• Craig v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 1; (1945) 70 CLR 441 (6 April 1945)
• Wertheim v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 2; (1945) 69 CLR 601 (9 April 1945)
• Polites v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 3; (1945) 70 CLR 60 (10 April 1945)
• Shrimpton v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 4; (1945) 69 CLR 613 (23 April 1945)

May 1945

• Commonwealth v Huon Transport Pty Ltd [1945] HCA 5; (1945) 70 CLR 293 (10 May 1945)
• Minister of State for the Navy v Rae [1945] HCA 6; (1945) 70 CLR 339 (10 May 1945)
• Gratwick v Johnson [1945] HCA 7; (1945) 70 CLR 1 (30 May 1945)

June 1945

• Fraser Henleins Pty Ltd v Cody [1945] HCA 49; (1945) 70 CLR 100 (15 June 1945)
• Fadden v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 8; (1945) 70 CLR 555 (19 June 1945)
• Bourke appellant; & Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 9; (1945) 70 CLR 350 (20 June 1945)
• MacCormick v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 10; (1945) 71 CLR 283 (27 June 1945)
• McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd v Shell Company of Australia Ltd [1945] HCA 11; (1945) 70 CLR 175 (27 June 1945)

July 1945

• Storie v Storie [1945] HCA 56; (1945) 80 CLR 597 (27 July 1945)
• Reckitt & Colman (Australia) Ltd v Boden [1945] HCA 12; (1945) 70 CLR 84 (30 July 1945)
• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration [1945] HCA 50; (1945) 70 CLR 141 (30 July 1945)

August 1945

• Queensland Stations Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 13; (1945) 70 CLR 539 (3 August 1945)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Hopkins [1945] HCA 14; (1945) 71 CLR 351 (3 August 1945)
• Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 15; (1945) 71 CLR 545 (3 August 1945)
• Penton v Calwell [1945] HCA 51; (1945) 70 CLR 219 (8 August 1945)
• Hocking v Bell [1945] HCA 16; (1945) 71 CLR 430 (10 August 1945)
• Minister of State for the Army v Parbury Henty & Company Pty Ltd [1945] HCA 52; (1945) 70 CLR 459 (10 August 1945)
• Brennan v Permanent Trustee Company of NSW Ltd [1945] HCA 17; (1945) 73 CLR 404 (17 August 1945)
• R v Cox [1945] HCA 18; (1945) 71 CLR 1 (20 August 1945)
• Municipal Council of Sydney v Registrar-General (NSW) [1945] HCA 19; (1945) 71 CLR 125 (29 August 1945)

September 1945

• R v Hickman [1945] HCA 53; (1945) 70 CLR 598 (5 September 1945)
• Howard Norman Sampson v Ethel Esther Sampson & Perpetual Executors Trustees & Agency Company (WA) Ltd [1945] HCA 20; (1945) 70 CLR 576 (14 September 1945)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v West Australian Tanners & Fellmongers Ltd [1945] HCA 21; (1945) 70 CLR 623 (14 September 1945)

October 1945

• Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd v Jacobsen [1945] HCA 22; (1945) 70 CLR 635 (11 October 1945)
• King Gee Clothing Company Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 23; (1945) 71 CLR 184 (11 October 1945)
• Vicars v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1945] HCA 24; (1945) 71 CLR 309 (11 October 1945)
• R v Johnstone [1945] HCA 25; (1945) 70 CLR 561 (15 October 1945)
• Public Trustee v Zoanetti [1945] HCA 26; (1945) 70 CLR 266 (18 October 1945)
• Smith v Leurs [1945] HCA 27; (1945) 70 CLR 256 (22 October 1945)
• R v Foster [1945] HCA 28; (1945) 70 CLR 405 (22 October 1945)

November 1945

• Kraljevich v Lake View & Star Ltd [1945] HCA 29; (1945) 70 CLR 647 (16 November 1945)
• Attorney-General (Vic); Ex rel Dale v Commonwealth ("Pharmaceutical Benefits case") [1945] HCA 30; (1945) 71 CLR 237 (19 November 1945)
• Betts v Whittingslowe [1945] HCA 31; (1945) 71 CLR 637 (19 November 1945)
• Nicholls v Public Trustee (SA) [1945] HCA 32; (1945) 72 CLR 86 (19 November 1945)
• Arthur Yates & Company Pty Ltd v Vegetable Seeds Committee [1945] HCA 55; (1945) 72 CLR 37 (21 November 1945)
• Willmore v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 33; (1945) 70 CLR 587 (22 November 1945)
• Plaimar Ltd v Waters Trading Co Ltd [1945] HCA 34; (1945) 72 CLR 304 (23 November 1945)

December 1945

• Australian Textiles Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1945] HCA 35; (1945) 71 CLR 161 (3 December 1945)
• Camberwell v Waldmann [1945] HCA 36; (1945) 72 CLR 250 (3 December 1945)
• Vacuum Oil Company Pty Ltd v Wiltshire [1945] HCA 37; (1945) 72 CLR 319 (10 December 1945)
• Mayne v Public Trustee [1945] HCA 38; (1945) 70 CLR 395 (13 December 1945)
• Michael v Callil [1945] HCA 39; (1945) 72 CLR 509 (13 December 1945)
• William Holyman & Sons Pty Ltd v Foy & Gibson Pty Ltd [1945] HCA 40; (1945) 73 CLR 622 (13 December 1945)
• Australian National Airways Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (No 1) ("Airlines Nationalisation case") [1945] HCA 41; (1945) 71 CLR 29 (14 December 1945)
• Marine Board of Launceston v Minister of State for the Navy [1945] HCA 42; (1945) 70 CLR 518 (14 December 1945)
• Svenson v Payne [1945] HCA 43; (1945) 71 CLR 531 (19 December 1945)
• Warner Brothers First National Pictures Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1945] HCA 44; (1945) 72 CLR 134 (19 December 1945)
• Australasian United Steam Navigation Co Ltd v Shipping Control Board [1945] HCA 45; (1945) 71 CLR 508 (21 December 1945)