1970 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1970

• Investment & Merchant Finance Corporation Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 1; (1970) 120 CLR 177 (2 February 1970)
• Smith v Jenkins [1970] HCA 2; (1970) 119 CLR 397 (6 February 1970)
• Burke v Stapleton [1970] HCA 3; (1970) 120 CLR 664 (19 February 1970)
• Mortimer v Brown [1970] HCA 4; (1970) 122 CLR 493 (19 February 1970)
• Western Australia v Chamberlain Industries Pty Ltd ("Receipts Duty case") [1970] HCA 5; (1970) 121 CLR 1 (19 February 1970)
• Henderson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 62; (1970) 119 CLR 612 (19 February 1970)

March 1970

• J J Savage & Sons Pty Ltd v Blakney [1970] HCA 6; (1970) 119 CLR 435 (18 March 1970)
• Point v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 7; (1970) 119 CLR 453 (18 March 1970)
• R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 8; (1970) 123 CLR 361 (24 March 1970)
• Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia & New Zealand Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 9; (1970) 120 CLR 396 (25 March 1970)

April 1970

• Taylor v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 10; (1970) 119 CLR 444 (8 April 1970)
• Harvey v Harvey [1970] HCA 11; (1970) 120 CLR 529 (21 April 1970)

May 1970

• Lutheran Church of Australia South Australia District Incorporated v Farmers' Co-operative Executors & Trustees Ltd [1970] HCA 12; (1970) 121 CLR 628 (1 May 1970)
• Guthrie v Herbert [1970] HCA 13; (1970) 122 CLR 527 (29 May 1970)

June 1970

• Lucas v R [1970] HCA 14; (1970) 120 CLR 171 (2 June 1970)
• Esmonds Motors Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1970] HCA 15; (1970) 120 CLR 463 (8 June 1970)
• Geelong Harbour Trust Commissioners v Gibbs Bright & Co [1970] HCA 16; (1970) 122 CLR 504 (17 June 1970)
• Wilson v R [1970] HCA 17; (1970) 123 CLR 334 (17 June 1970)
• Betts v Conolly [1970] HCA 18; (1970) 120 CLR 417 (26 June 1970)
• Worthing v Rowell & Muston Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 19; (1970) 123 CLR 89 (26 June 1970)

July 1970

• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Locke [1970] HCA 20; (1970) 122 CLR 479 (3 July 1970)
• R v Ireland [1970] HCA 21; (1970) 126 CLR 321 (3 July 1970)
• Hunter Douglas Australia Pty Ltd v Perma Blinds [1970] HCA 63; (1970) 122 CLR 49 (3 July 1970)
• Forrest v John Mills Himself Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 22; (1970) 121 CLR 149 (30 July 1970)
• Hooker Rex Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 23; (1970) 123 CLR 71 (30 July 1970)
• Renowden v McMullin [1970] HCA 24; (1970) 123 CLR 584 (30 July 1970)

August 1970

• Poole & Dight v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 25; (1970) 122 CLR 427 (5 August 1970)
• Truesdale v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 27; (1970) 120 CLR 353 (10 August 1970)
• David Jones (Canberra) Pty Ltd v Stone [1970] HCA 28; (1970) 123 CLR 185 (21 August 1970)
• Fairway Estates Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 29; (1970) 123 CLR 153 (21 August 1970)
• Freehold Land Investments Ltd v Queensland Estates Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 31; (1970) 123 CLR 418 (31 August 1970)
• Lake Macquarie Shire Council v Aberdare County Council [1970] HCA 32; (1970) 123 CLR 327 (31 August 1970)

September 1970

• Franklin's Selfserve Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 33; (1970) 125 CLR 52 (3 September 1970)
• Foufoulas v FG Strang Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 26; (1970) 123 CLR 168 (7 September 1970)

October 1970

• Kong Lee Yin v Commonwealth [1970] HCA 34; (1970) 122 CLR 147 (2 October 1970)
• Carmody v FC Lovelock Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 35; (1970) 123 CLR 1 (9 October 1970)
• Pacific Film Laboratories Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 36; (1970) 121 CLR 154 (9 October 1970)
• Pitfield v Franki [1970] HCA 37; (1970) 123 CLR 448 (9 October 1970)
• Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd v MWA Holdings Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 38; (1994) 180 CLR 160 (15 October 1970)

November 1970

• Electric Power Transmission Pty Ltd v D'Urso [1970] HCA 40; (1970) 124 CLR 338 (3 November 1970)
• Allen Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council [1970] HCA 42; (1970) 123 CLR 490 (10 November 1970)
• Da Costa v Cockburn Salvage & Trading Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 43; (1970) 124 CLR 192 (10 November 1970)
• Storey v North Sydney Municipal Council [1970] HCA 44; (1970) 123 CLR 574 (10 November 1970)
• Stratton v Simpson [1970] HCA 45; (1970) 125 CLR 138 (12 November 1970)
• Lamont v Heron [1970] HCA 47; (1970) 126 CLR 239 (20 November 1970)
• Smith v R [1970] HCA 48; (1970) 121 CLR 572 (26 November 1970)
• Sutherland Shire Council v Finch [1970] HCA 49; (1970) 123 CLR 657 (30 November 1970)
• R v Phillips [1970] HCA 50; (1970) 125 CLR 93 (30 November 1970)

December 1970

• National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1970] HCA 51; (1970) 122 CLR 13 (9 December 1970)
• O'Shaughnessy v Mirror Newspapers Ltd ("Othello case") [1970] HCA 52; (1970) 125 CLR 166 (9 December 1970)
• Palling v Corfield [1970] HCA 53; (1970) 123 CLR 52 (9 December 1970)
• Wiedenhofer v Commonwealth [1970] HCA 54; (1970) 122 CLR 172 (9 December 1970)
• Point v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [1970] HCA 55; (1970) 124 CLR 669 (10 December 1970)
• Brown v Rezitis [1970] HCA 56; (1970) 127 CLR 157 (18 December 1970)
• Attorney-General (NSW) v Stocks & Holdings (Constructors) Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 58; (1970) 124 CLR 262 (21 December 1970)
• Bank of Adelaide v Lorden [1970] HCA 59; (1970) 127 CLR 185 (21 December 1970)
• Mount Isa Mines Ltd v Pusey [1970] HCA 60; (1970) 125 CLR 383 (23 December 1970)
• Kotsis v Kotsis [1970] HCA 61; (1970) 122 CLR 69 (24 December 1970)