BRADY & ORS. V. STAPLETON

BRADY & ORS. V. STAPLETON

Section 16(3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act does not prohibit the admission of an officer's affidavit given voluntarily; it only protects the officer from compulsion. The Chief Justice was justified in admitting the affidavit, and the evidence supports the finding of breach of undertaking.

Parties
Appellant: Brady & Ors.; Respondent: Stapleton
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 July 1952
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Reasons for Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Admissibility of Evidence, Section 16 of the Income Tax Assessment Act
Tax Law Evidence Law Admissibility of Evidence Section 16 of the Income Tax Assessment Act

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Parties

Brady & Ors.

Appellant

Stapleton

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Reasons for Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the exception in sub-section 2 of section 16 of the Income Tax Assessment Act applies to the admission of an officer's affidavit as evidence
  2. 2 Whether sub-section 3 of section 16 prohibits admission of the officer's affidavit
  3. 3 Whether there was a breach of the undertaking

Ratio Decidendi

Section 16(3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act does not prohibit the admission of an officer's affidavit given voluntarily; it only protects the officer from compulsion. The Chief Justice was justified in admitting the affidavit, and the evidence supports the finding of breach of undertaking.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed