1980 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1980

• Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [1980] HCA 1; (1980) 145 CLR 485 (6 February 1980)
• R v Toohey; Ex parte Attorney-General (NT) [1980] HCA 2; (1980) 145 CLR 374 (6 February 1980)
• Johns (TS) v R [1980] HCA 3; (1980) 143 CLR 108 (7 February 1980)
• Penfold v Penfold [1980] HCA 4; (1980) 144 CLR 311 (13 February 1980)
• Australian Conservation Foundation v Commonwealth [1980] HCA 53; (1980) 146 CLR 493 (13 February 1980)
• Cameron v Holt [1980] HCA 5; (1980) 142 CLR 342 (19 February 1980)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Everett [1980] HCA 6; (1980) 143 CLR 440 (27 February 1980)
• Hunt v BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd [1980] HCA 7; (1980) 144 CLR 565 (27 February 1980)

March 1980

• Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Wardley [1980] HCA 8; (1980) 142 CLR 237 (4 March 1980)

April 1980

• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co v Beiersdorf (Australia) Ltd [1980] HCA 9; (1980) 144 CLR 253 (16 April 1980)

May 1980

• Cullen v Trappell [1980] HCA 10; (1980) 146 CLR 1 (1 May 1980)
• Ward v R [1980] HCA 11; (1980) 142 CLR 308 (1 May 1980)
• Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1980) 146 CLR 40 (1 May 1980)
• R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman [1980] HCA 13; (1980) 144 CLR 13 (15 May 1980)

June 1980

• White v Barron [1980] HCA 14; (1980) 144 CLR 431 (4 June 1980)
• Transfield Pty Ltd v Arlo International Ltd [1980] HCA 15; (1980) 144 CLR 83 (11 June 1980)
• Hope v Bathurst City Council [1980] HCA 16; (1980) 144 CLR 1 (20 June 1980)
• R v O'Connor [1980] HCA 17; (1980) 146 CLR 64 (20 June 1980)

July 1980

• Ngatayi v R [1980] HCA 18; (1980) 147 CLR 1 (3 July 1980)
• K D Morris & Sons Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Bank of Queensland Ltd [1980] HCA 20; (1980) 146 CLR 165 (24 July 1980)
• Wellcome Foundation Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [1980] HCA 21; (1980) 145 CLR 520 (24 July 1980)
• Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission v Wallner [1980] HCA 22; (1980) 144 CLR 110 (24 July 1980)

August 1980

• Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing v Australian Postal Commission [1980] HCA 23; (1980) 144 CLR 577 (5 August 1980)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Westraders Pty Ltd [1980] HCA 24; (1980) 144 CLR 55 (5 August 1980)
• Simic v R [1980] HCA 25; (1980) 144 CLR 319 (5 August 1980)
• R v Bell; Ex parte Lees [1980] HCA 26; (1980) 146 CLR 141 (5 August 1980)
• R v Staples; Ex parte Australian Telecommunications Commission [1980] HCA 27; (1980) 143 CLR 614 (5 August 1980)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Ltd [1980] HCA 28; (1980) 143 CLR 646 (12 August 1980)
• Quartermaine v R [1980] HCA 29; (1980) 143 CLR 595 (12 August 1980)
• Payne v Young [1980] HCA 54; (1980) 145 CLR 609 (12 August 1980)

September 1980

• General Practitioners Society v Commonwealth [1980] HCA 30; (1980) 145 CLR 532 (2 September 1980)
• Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490 (2 September 1980)
• Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd [1980] HCA 32; (1980) 145 CLR 457 (2 September 1980)
• Murdoch v Commissioner of Pay-Roll Tax (Vic) [1980] HCA 33; (1980) 143 CLR 629 (2 September 1980)
• Hay v Liverpool City Raceway Pty Ltd [1980] HCA 34; (1980) 143 CLR 672 (9 September 1980)
• Registrar of Trade Marks v Muller [1980] HCA 35; (1980) 144 CLR 37 (9 September 1980)
• R v Cook; Ex parte Twigg [1980] HCA 36; (1980) 147 CLR 15 (9 September 1980)
• R v Holmes; Ex parte Victorian Employers' Federation [1980] HCA 37; (1980) 145 CLR 68 (12 September 1980)

October 1980

• J Bernard & Co Pty Ltd v Langley [1980] HCA 39; (1980) 153 CLR 650 (28 October 1980)
• Uebergang v Australian Wheat Board [1980] HCA 40; (1980) 145 CLR 266 (28 October 1980)

November 1980

• Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd [1980] HCA 41; (1980) 147 CLR 35 (1 November 1980)
• R v Bowen; Ex parte Amalgamated Metal Workers & Shipwrights Union [1980] HCA 42; (1980) 144 CLR 462 (4 November 1980)
• United Builders Pty Ltd v Mutual Acceptance Ltd [1980] HCA 43; (1980) 144 CLR 673 (7 November 1980)

December 1980

• Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd ("Defence Papers case") [1980] HCA 44; (1980) 147 CLR 39 (1 December 1980)
• Commonwealth v Walsh [1980] HCA 45; (1980) 147 CLR 61 (1 December 1980)
• R v Holmes; Ex parte Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows In Victoria [1980] HCA 46; (1980) 147 CLR 65 (2 December 1980)
• R v Turbet; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees & Building Labourers' Federation [1980] HCA 47; (1980) 144 CLR 335 (2 December 1980)
• Barton v R [1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75 (5 December 1980)
• Smith v Corrective Services Commission (NSW) [1980] HCA 49; (1980) 147 CLR 134 (5 December 1980)
• Western Australian Trustee Executor & Agency Co Ltd v Commissioner of State Taxation (WA) [1980] HCA 50; (1980) 147 CLR 119 (5 December 1980)
• Shipping Corporation of India Ltd v Gamlen Chemical Co A/Asia Pty Ltd [1980] HCA 51; (1980) 147 CLR 142 (12 December 1980)
• R v Lambert; Ex parte Plummer [1980] HCA 52; (1980) 146 CLR 447 (12 December 1980)