1981 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1981

• Ascot Investments Pty Ltd v Harper [1981] HCA 1; (1981) 148 CLR 337 (2 February 1981)
• Attorney-General (Vic); Ex Rel Black v Commonwealth ("DOGS case") [1981] HCA 2; (1981) 146 CLR 559 (2 February 1981)
• Pennant Hills Restaurants Pty Ltd v Barrell Insurances Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 3; (1981) 145 CLR 625 (2 February 1981)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v St Helens Farm (ACT) Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 4; (1981) 146 CLR 336 (10 February 1981)
• Ley v Scarff [1981] HCA 5; (1981) 146 CLR 56 (10 February 1981)
• Nilsen Development Laboratories Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 6; (1981) 144 CLR 616 (10 February 1981)
• Philip Morris Inc v Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 7; (1981) 148 CLR 457 (10 February 1981)
• Vitzdamm-Jones v Vitzdamm-Jones [1981] HCA 8; (1981) 148 CLR 383 (10 February 1981)
• Air Express Ltd v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 75; (1981) 146 CLR 249 (10 February 1981)
• Government Insurance Office of NSW v Atkinson-Leighton Joint Venture [1981] HCA 9; (1981) 146 CLR 206 (19 February 1981)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Smith [1981] HCA 10; (1981) 147 CLR 578 (20 February 1981)

March 1981

• Van Leer Australia Pty Ltd v Palace Shipping Kk [1981] HCA 11; (1994) 180 CLR 337 (13 March 1981)
• Wellcome Foundation Ltd v VR Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 12; (1981) 148 CLR 262 (13 March 1981)
• Wilde v Australian Trade Equipment Co Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 13; (1981) 145 CLR 590 (13 March 1981)
• Evans v Crichton-Browne [1981] HCA 14; (1981) 147 CLR 169 (18 March 1981)

April 1981

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Forsyth [1981] HCA 15; (1981) 148 CLR 203 (1 April 1981)
• Handley v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 16; (1981) 148 CLR 182 (1 April 1981)
• Alexander v R [1981] HCA 17; (1981) 145 CLR 395 (8 April 1981)
• Douglas v Longano [1981] HCA 18; (1981) 147 CLR 212 (8 April 1981)

May 1981

• Kozul v R [1981] HCA 19; (1981) 147 CLR 221 (5 May 1981)
• Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1) [1981] HCA 20; (1981) 147 CLR 246 (12 May 1981)
• Shapowloff v Dunn [1981] HCA 21; (1981) 148 CLR 72 (14 May 1981)
• R v Sweeney; Ex parte Northwest Exports Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 22; (1981) 147 CLR 259 (14 May 1981)
• Day v Pinglen Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 23; (1981) 148 CLR 289 (26 May 1981)

June 1981

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Foxwood (Tolga) Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 24; (1981) 147 CLR 278 (2 June 1981)
• R v Smith; Ex parte Mole Engineering Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 25; (1981) 147 CLR 340 (2 June 1981)
• Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 (5 June 1981)
• F J Bloemen Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 27; (1981) 147 CLR 360 (5 June 1981)
• Brookton Co-operative Society Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 28; (1981) 147 CLR 441 (12 June 1981)
• Dampier Mining Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 29; (1981) 147 CLR 408 (12 June 1981)
• Batchelor v Burke [1981] HCA 30; (1981) 148 CLR 448 (16 June 1981)
• R v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; (1981) 147 CLR 383 (16 June 1981)
• Grant v R [1981] HCA 32; (1981) 147 CLR 503 (18 June 1981)
• R v Marks; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees Builders Labourers' Federation ("Omega case") [1981] HCA 33; (1981) 147 CLR 471 (23 June 1981)
• Sillery v R [1981] HCA 34; (1994) 180 CLR 353 (26 June 1981)

July 1981

• Lane v Registrar of Supreme Court of NSW [1981] HCA 35; (1981) 148 CLR 245 (28 July 1981)
• Registrar-General (NSW) v Behn [1981] HCA 36; (1981) 148 CLR 562 (28 July 1981)
• Rizzi v Grazcos Co-operative Ltd [1981] HCA 37; (1981) 153 CLR 669 (28 July 1981)
• West v Government Insurance Office of NSW [1981] HCA 38; (1981) 148 CLR 62 (31 July 1981)

August 1981

• Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39; (1981) 148 CLR 170 (4 August 1981)
• Clyne v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 40; (1981) 150 CLR 1 (7 August 1981)
• Fox v Wood [1981] HCA 41; (1981) 148 CLR 438 (7 August 1981)
• Harrington v Harrington [1981] HCA 42; (1981) 155 CLR 317 (7 August 1981)
• Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia v Sydney Wide Stores Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 43; (1981) 148 CLR 304 (18 August 1981)

September 1981

• Datt v NSW Law Society [1981] HCA 44; (1981) 148 CLR 319 (1 September 1981)
• Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 45; (1981) 147 CLR 589 (1 September 1981)
• MacPherson v R [1981] HCA 46; (1981) 147 CLR 512 (4 September 1981)
• Storey v Lane [1981] HCA 47; (1981) 147 CLR 549 (4 September 1981)
• Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission [1981] HCA 48; (1981) 148 CLR 150 (11 September 1981)
• Australian Softwood Forests Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW); Ex Rel Corporate Affairs Commission [1981] HCA 49; (1981) 148 CLR 121 (18 September 1981)
• Onus v Alcoa of Australia Ltd [1981] HCA 50; (1981) 149 CLR 27 (18 September 1981)
• R v Hegarty; Ex parte City of Salisbury [1981] HCA 51; (1981) 147 CLR 617 (18 September 1981)

October 1981

• John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Canny [1981] HCA 52; (1981) 148 CLR 218 (6 October 1981)
• Guzowski v Cook [1981] HCA 53; (1981) 149 CLR 128 (8 October 1981)
• Mahoney v McManus [1981] HCA 54; (1981) 180 CLR 370 (8 October 1981)
• Burke v R [1981] HCA 55; (1981) 148 CLR 146 (14 October 1981)
• Bloch v Bloch [1981] HCA 56; (1981) 180 CLR 390 (16 October 1981)
• Repatriation Commission v Law [1981] HCA 57; (1981) 147 CLR 635 (16 October 1981)
• Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Pochi [1981] HCA 58; (1981) 149 CLR 139 (19 October 1981)
• Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 1) [1981] HCA 59; (1981) 150 CLR 225 (28 October 1981)

November 1981

• Wacando v Commonwealth [1981] HCA 60; (1981) 148 CLR 1 (12 November 1981)
• R v Alley; Ex parte NSW Plumbers & Gasfitters Employees' Union [1981] HCA 61; (1981) 153 CLR 376 (17 November 1981)
• Buckeridge v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1981] HCA 62; (1981) 147 CLR 654 (25 November 1981)
• Killick v R [1981] HCA 63; (1981) 147 CLR 565 (25 November 1981)

December 1981

• Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd v CIL Inc [1981] HCA 64; (1981) 148 CLR 551 (1 December 1981)
• American Dairy Queen (QLD) Pty Ltd v Blue Rio Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 65; (1981) 147 CLR 677 (4 December 1981)
• R v Cohen; Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld) [1981] HCA 66; (1981) 157 CLR 331 (4 December 1981)
• R v Hoar [1981] HCA 67; (1981) 148 CLR 32 (4 December 1981)
• North v Marra Developments Ltd [1981] HCA 68; (1981) 148 CLR 42 (9 December 1981)
• Bread Manufacturers of NSW v Evans [1981] HCA 69; (1994) 180 CLR 404 (16 December 1981)
• Commercial & General Acceptance Ltd v Nixon [1981] HCA 70; (1981) 152 CLR 491 (16 December 1981)
• Stage Club Ltd v Millers Hotels Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 71; (1981) 150 CLR 535 (16 December 1981)
• Todorovic v Waller [1981] HCA 72; (1981) 150 CLR 402 (16 December 1981)
• Gazzo v Comptroller of Stamps (Vic) [1981] HCA 73; (1981) 149 CLR 227 (24 December 1981)
• R v Toohey; Ex parte Northern Land Council [1981] HCA 74; (1981) 151 CLR 170 (24 December 1981)