The Collector of Customs (New South Wales) v. Brian Lawlor Automotives Pty Ltd [1979] FCA 37

The Collector of Customs (New South Wales) v. Brian Lawlor Automotives Pty Ltd [1979] FCA 37

Having regard to the nature of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act, the relevant expression in ss.25 and 26 of the Act and the Schedule should be accorded a liberal meaning appropriate to the purposes of the Act.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 May 1979
Procedural Posture
Federal Court of Australia Proceeding / General Division
Legal Topics
['administrative Appeals Tribunal Act' 'statutory Construction' 'acts Done in Pursuance of Statute']
['administrative Law'] ['administrative Appeals Tribunal Act' 'statutory Construction' 'acts Done in Pursuance of Statute']

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Procedural Posture

Federal Court of Australia Proceeding / General Division

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether phrases such as those discussed are capable of extending to acts not authorised by the relevant statute.' 'Whether the relevant expression in ss.25 and 26 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act and the Schedule thereto should be given a liberal meaning appropriate to the purposes of the Act.']

Ratio Decidendi

Having regard to the nature of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act, the relevant expression in ss.25 and 26 of the Act and the Schedule should be accorded a liberal meaning appropriate to the purposes of the Act.

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