1985 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1985

• Harris v Director-General of Social Security [1985] HCA 1; (1985) 57 ALR 729; (1985) 59 ALJR 194; (1985) 7 ALD 277 (5 February 1985)
• Arnotts Snack Products Pty Ltd v Yacob [1985] HCA 2; (1985) 155 CLR 171 (5 February 1985)
• Nomikos Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission [1985] HCA 3; (1985) 156 CLR 7 (5 February 1985)
• Askew v Fields [1985] HCA 4; (1985) 156 CLR 268 (13 February 1985)
• Gosford Meats Pty Ltd v New South Wales [1985] HCA 5; (1985) 155 CLR 368 (13 February 1985)
• Controlled Consultants Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Corporate Affairs [1985] HCA 6; (1985) 156 CLR 385 (14 February 1985)
• Corporation of the City of Adelaide v Jennings Industries Ltd [1985] HCA 7; (1985) 156 CLR 274 (14 February 1985)
• Kirmani v Captain Cook Cruises Pty Ltd (No 1) [1985] HCA 8; (1985) 159 CLR 351 (27 February 1985)
• Police Service Board v Morris [1985] HCA 9; (1985) 156 CLR 397 (27 February 1985)
• Repatriation Commission v O'Brien [1985] HCA 10; (1985) 155 CLR 422 (27 February 1985)
• Gerhardy v Brown [1985] HCA 11; (1985) 159 CLR 70 (28 February 1985)
• Xl Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 12; (1985) 155 CLR 448 (28 February 1985)

March 1985

• Construction Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd v Hexyl Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 13; (1985) 155 CLR 541 (12 March 1985)
• Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 14; (1985) 157 CLR 17 (12 March 1985)
• Chan v Dainford Ltd [1985] HCA 15; (1985) 155 CLR 533 (12 March 1985)
• Hilton v Wells [1985] HCA 16; (1985) 157 CLR 57 (14 March 1985)
• Jovanovic v Rossi [1985] HCA 17; (1985) 58 ALR 519 (14 March 1985)
• Ayling v Hardman [1985] HCA 18; (1985) 58 ALR 763 (15 March 1985)
• Gosper v Sawyer [1985] HCA 19; (1985) 160 CLR 548 (20 March 1985)
• Brayson Motors Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1985] HCA 20; (1985) 156 CLR 651 (26 March 1985)
• Robertson v B H MacLachlan Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 21; (1985) 58 ALR 668; (1985) 59 ALJR 409; (1985) Aust Torts Reports 80-318 (26 March 1985)
• R v Crabbe [1985] HCA 22; (1985) 156 CLR 464 (26 March 1985)
• Dainford Ltd v Smith [1985] HCA 23; (1985) 155 CLR 342 (28 March 1985)
• O'Rourke v Miller [1985] HCA 24; 156 CLR 342 (28 March 1985)
• Queensland v Australian Telecommunications Commission [1985] HCA 25; (1985) 59 ALR 243; (1985) 59 ALJR 562 (29 March 1985)

April 1985

• Denn v Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 26; (1985) 157 CLR 398 (3 April 1985)
• Kirmani v Captain Cook Cruises Pty Ltd (No 2) [1985] HCA 27; (1985) 159 CLR 461 (17 April 1985)
• Metwally v University of Wollongong [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68; (1985) 59 ALJR 481 (17 April 1985)
• Giorgianni v R [1985] HCA 29; (1985) 156 CLR 473 (18 April 1985)
• Stephens v R [1985] HCA 30; (1985) 156 CLR 664 (18 April 1985)

May 1985

• Re Ludeke; Ex Parte Customs Officers' Association of Australia [1985] HCA 31; (1985) 155 CLR 513 (14 May 1985)
• Herald-Sun Tv Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1985] HCA 32; (1985) 156 CLR 1 (21 May 1985)
• McGrath v Fairfield Municipal Council [1985] HCA 33; (1985) 156 CLR 672 (21 May 1985)
• Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34; 59 ALJR 492; 59 ALR 529 (29 May 1985)
• R v Chin [1985] HCA 35; (1985) 157 CLR 671 (29 May 1985)

June 1985

• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Truhold Benefit Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 36; (1985) 158 CLR 678 (11 June 1985)
• Mahony v J Kruschich (Demolitions) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 37; (1985) 156 CLR 522 (11 June 1985)
• Australian Coarse Grains Pool Pty Ltd v Barley Marketing Board [1985] HCA 38; (1985) 157 CLR 605 (18 June 1985)
• R v Paivinen [1985] HCA 39; (1985) 158 CLR 489 (18 June 1985)
• Coutts v Commonwealth [1985] HCA 40; (1985) 157 CLR 91 (20 June 1985)

July 1985

• Council of the Shire of Sutherland v Heyman [1985] HCA 41; (1985) 157 CLR 424 (4 July 1985)
• Export Development Grants Board v Michell Carbonised Wool Exports Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 42; (1985) 59 ALR 729; (1985) 59 ALJR 602 (4 July 1985)
• He Kaw Teh v R [1985] HCA 43; (1985) 157 CLR 523 (11 July 1985)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Suttons Motors (Chullora) Wholesale Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 44; (1985) 157 CLR 277 (11 July 1985)
• V v V [1985] HCA 45; (1985) 156 CLR 228 (11 July 1985)

August 1985

• Doyle v Commonwealth [1985] HCA 46; (1985) 156 CLR 510 (1 August 1985)
• Re Cook & Maxwell; Ex parte C [1985] HCA 47; (1985) 156 CLR 249 (1 August 1985)
• K & S Lake City Freighters Pty Ltd v Gordon & Gotch Ltd [1985] HCA 48; (1985) 157 CLR 309 (1 August 1985)
• United Dominions Corporation Ltd v Brian Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 49; (1985) 157 CLR 1 (1 August 1985)
• R v Murphy [1985] HCA 50; (1985) 158 CLR 596 (20 August 1985)
• Behan v Obelon Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 51; (1985) 157 CLR 326 (21 August 1985)
• Williams v Williams [1985] HCA 52; (1985) 61 ALR 215; (1985) 10 Fam LR 355 (22 August 1985)

September 1985

• Green v R [1985] HCA 53 (3 September 1985)
• Purcell v Electricity Commission of NSW [1985] HCA 54; (1985) 60 ALR 652; (1985) 59 ALJR 689; (1985) 11 IR 105 (5 September 1985)
• Re Ludeke; Ex Parte Queensland Electricity Commission [1985] HCA 55; (1985) 159 CLR 178; (1985) 60 ALR 641; (1985) 59 ALJR 694; (1985) 11 IR 368 (5 September 1985)
• Queensland Electricity Commission v Commonwealth [1985] HCA 56; (1985) 159 CLR 192 (5 September 1985)
• Paric v John Holland (Constructions) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 58; 59 ALJR 844 (19 September 1985)
• SW Hart & Co Pty Ltd v Edwards Hot Water Systems [1985] HCA 59; (1985) 159 CLR 466 (19 September 1985)
• Attorney-General (NT) v Kearney [1985] HCA 60; (1985) 158 CLR 500 (25 September 1985)
• Brunskill v Sovereign Marine & General Insurance Co Ltd [1985] HCA 61; 59 ALJR 842; 62 ALR 53 (25 September 1985)
• Smith v R [1985] HCA 62; (1985) 159 CLR 532 (26 September 1985)

October 1985

• Acron Pacific Ltd v Offshore Oil [1985] HCA 63; (1985) 157 CLR 514 (3 October 1985)
• Corporate Affairs Commission (SA) v Australian Central Credit Union ("Credit Union case") [1985] HCA 64; (1985) 157 CLR 201 (3 October 1985)
• Yorke v Lucas [1985] HCA 65; (1985) 158 CLR 661 (3 October 1985)
• Liberato v R [1985] HCA 66; (1985) 159 CLR 507 (17 October 1985)
• R v Gray; Ex Parte Marsh [1985] HCA 67; (1985) 157 CLR 351 (17 October 1985)
• Wayde v New South Wales Rugby League ("Western Suburbs case") [1985] HCA 68; (1994) 180 CLR 459 (17 October 1985)

November 1985

• Crouch v Commissioner for Railways (Qld) [1985] HCA 69; (1985) 159 CLR 22 (5 November 1985)
• Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Mayer [1985] HCA 70; (1985) 157 CLR 290 (5 November 1985)
• Australian Broadcasting Commission v Industrial Court (SA) [1985] HCA 71; (1985) 159 CLR 536 (13 November 1985)
• Kingswell v R [1985] HCA 72; (1985) 159 CLR 264 (18 November 1985)
• Handevel Pty Ltd v Comptroller of Stamps (Vic) [1985] HCA 73; (1985) 157 CLR 177 (26 November 1985)
• Esanda Ltd v Clark [1985] HCA 74; (1985) 159 CLR 543 (28 November 1985)

December 1985

• Gould v Vaggelas [1985] HCA 75; (1985) 157 CLR 215 (3 December 1985)
• McDonald v R [1985] HCA 76; (1985) 62 ALR 223 (3 December 1985)
• Gould v Vaggelas [1985] HCA 85; (1984) 157 CLR 215; (1984) 56 ALR 31 (3 December 1985)
• Moloney v NSW Law Society [1985] HCA 77; (1985) 62 ALR 221; (1985) 62 ALR 429; (1985) 60 ALJR 52; (1985) 11 Fam LR 930 (6 December 1985)
• Muschinski v Dodds [1985] HCA 78; (1985) 160 CLR 583 (6 December 1985)
• Phillips v R [1985] HCA 79; (1985) 159 CLR 45 (12 December 1985)
• R v Isaac; Ex parte Transport Workers' Union [1985] HCA 80; (1985) 159 CLR 323 (12 December 1985)
• Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 (18 December 1985)
• Riley v Commonwealth [1985] HCA 82; (1985) 159 CLR 1 (18 December 1985)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Gulland ("Three Doctors case") [1985] HCA 83; (1985) 160 CLR 55 (18 December 1985)
• R v Ludeke; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees' & Builders Labourers' Federation [1985] HCA 84; (1985) 159 CLR 636 (18 December 1985)