1991 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1991

• Giannarelli v Wraith (No 2) [1991] HCA 2; (1991) 171 CLR 592 (20 February 1991)
• MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic [1991] HCA 3; (1991) 171 CLR 657 (26 February 1991)

March 1991

• Chidiac v R [1991] HCA 4; (1991) 171 CLR 432 (1 March 1991)
• Gye v McIntyre [1991] HCA 60; (1991) 171 CLR 609 (1 March 1991)
• Plenty v Dillon [1991] HCA 5; (1991) 171 CLR 635 (7 March 1991)
• McKinney v R [1991] HCA 6; (1991) 171 CLR 468 (22 March 1991)

April 1991

• Devenish v Jewel Food Stores Pty Ltd ("Milk Vendors case") [1991] HCA 7; (1991) 172 CLR 32 (9 April 1991)
• Walker v Wilson [1991] HCA 8; (1991) 172 CLR 195 (11 April 1991)
• Harris v Caladine [1991] HCA 9; (1991) 172 CLR 84 (17 April 1991)
• Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd [1991] HCA 10; (1991) 172 CLR 211 (18 April 1991)
• Downey v Trans Waste Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 11; (1991) 172 CLR 167 (24 April 1991)
• March v Stramare (E & MH) Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506; (1991) 9 BCL 215 (24 April 1991)
• Smith Kline & French Laboratories (Australia) Ltd v Secretary to the Department of Community Services & Health [1991] HCA 13; (1991) 99 ALR 417; (1991) 65 ALJR 360 (26 April 1991)
• O'Toole v Charles David Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 14; (1991) 171 CLR 232 (30 April 1991)

May 1991

• Haines v Bendall [1991] HCA 15; (1991) 172 CLR 60 (1 May 1991)
• Beljajev v Director of Public Prosecutions [1991] HCA 16; (1991) 173 CLR 28 (6 May 1991)
• Attorney-General (NT) v Hand [1991] HCA 17; (1991) 172 CLR 185 (22 May 1991)
• Gala v Preston [1991] HCA 18; (1991) 172 CLR 243 (28 May 1991)
• Braidotti v Queensland City Properties Ltd [1991] HCA 19; (1991) 172 CLR 293 (30 May 1991)

June 1991

• Owens v Commonwealth ("BLF case") [1991] HCA 20; (1991) 100 ALR 513; (1991) 65 ALJR 415 (5 June 1991)
• Saraswati v R [1991] HCA 21; (1991) 172 CLR 1 (5 June 1991)
• Calin v Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 23; (1991) 173 CLR 33 (20 June 1991)
• Gilson v R [1991] HCA 24; (1991) 172 CLR 353 (20 June 1991)
• Re Polites; Ex Parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 25; (1991) 100 ALR 634; (1991) 65 ALJR 445 (20 June 1991)
• R v Shrestha [1991] HCA 26; (1991) 173 CLR 48 (20 June 1991)
• Royall v R [1991] HCA 27; (1991) 172 CLR 378 (25 June 1991)
• Corporate Affairs Commission (NSW) v Yuill [1991] HCA 28; (1991) 172 CLR 319 (27 June 1991)
• Re Nolan; Ex Parte Young [1991] HCA 29; (1991) 172 CLR 460 (27 June 1991)

August 1991

• Polites; Ex Parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 31; (1991) 173 CLR 78 (14 August 1991)
• Polyukhovich v Commonwealth ("War Crimes Act case") [1991] HCA 32; (1991) 172 CLR 501 (14 August 1991)
• Public Service Association of South Australia v Federated Clerks' Union of Australia (SA) [1991] HCA 33; (1991) 173 CLR 132 (29 August 1991)

September 1991

• Petty & Maiden v R [1991] HCA 34; (1991) 173 CLR 95 (5 September 1991)
• Re Seamen's Union of Australia; Ex Parte Cape Lambert Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) [1991] HCA 35; (1991) 102 ALR 327 (18 September 1991)
• PS Chellaram & Co Ltd v China Ocean Shipping Company [1991] HCA 36; (1991) 102 ALR 321; (1991) 65 ALJR 642 (23 September 1991)

October 1991

• Dillon v Baltic Shipping Company [1991] HCA 37; l (1991) 102 ALR 482; (1991) 65 ALJR 647 (1 October 1991)
• Robinson v R [1991] HCA 38; (1994) 180 CLR 531 (1 October 1991)
• Hepples v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1991] HCA 39; (1991) 102 ALR 497; (1991) 65 ALJR 650 (3 October 1991)
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Quade [1991] HCA 61; (1991) 178 CLR 134; (1991) 102 ALR 487; (1991) 65 ALJR 674 (3 October 1991)
• Herscu v R [1991] HCA 40; (1991) 173 CLR 276 (21 October 1991)
• Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Dean Wills [1991] HCA 41; (1991) 103 ALR 16 (24 October 1991)

November 1991

• Fletcher v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1991] HCA 42; (1991) 173 CLR 1 (14 November 1991)
• Smith Kline & French Laboratories (Aust) Ltd v Commonwealth [1991] HCA 43; (1991) 173 CLR 194 (14 November 1991)
• Davis v R [1991] HCA 44; (1991) 103 ALR 417; (1991) 66 ALJR 22; (1991) 56 A Crim R 340 (20 November 1991)

December 1991

• Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping SA [1991] HCA 45; (1991) 173 CLR 231 (3 December 1991)
• Amoe v Director of Public Prosecutions (Nauru) [1991] HCA 46; (1991) 103 ALR 595; (1991) 66 ALJR 29; (1991) 57 A Crim R 244 (3 December 1991)
• Kolalich v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [1991] HCA 47; (1991) 173 CLR 222 (3 December 1991)
• R v L [1991] HCA 48; (1991) 174 CLR 379 (3 December 1991)
• Waters v Public Transport Corporation [1991] HCA 49; (1992) 173 CLR 349 (3 December 1991)
• Re Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia Ex Parte Pillar [1991] HCA 50; (1992) 174 CLR 263 (11 December 1991)
• Harmer v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1991] HCA 51; (1991) 173 CLR 264 (12 December 1991)
• Dawson v Westpac Banking Corporation [1991] HCA 52; (1991) 104 ALR 295; (1991) 66 ALJR 94 (12 December 1991)
• Mellifont v Attorney-General (Qld) [1991] HCA 53; (1991) 173 CLR 289 (12 December 1991)
• Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 54; (1992) 174 CLR 64 (12 December 1991)
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Victoria v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1991] HCA 55; (1992) 173 CLR 417 (19 December 1991)
• McKain v RW Miller & Company (SA) Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 56; (1992) 174 CLR 1 (19 December 1991)
• Medved v Dunlop Olympic Ltd [1991] HCA 57; (1991) 104 ALR 340; (1991) 66 ALJR 178 (19 December 1991)
• Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Wills [1991] HCA 58; (1992) 173 CLR 167 (19 December 1991)
• Smith v New South Wales Bar Association [1991] HCA 59; (1991) 104 ALR 386; (1991) 66 ALJR 219 (20 December 1991)