Brown v Mulgrave Central Mill Company Limited [1917] HCA 33

Brown v Mulgrave Central Mill Company Limited [1917] HCA 33

An official acting in good faith and in the supposed pursuance of statutory authority may be protected, even if the mistake is one of law, where the statutory framework provides such protection for bona fide execution of duty.

Parties
Appellant: Duncan; Respondent: Theodore
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 July 1917

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Parties

Duncan

Appellant

Theodore

Respondent

Ratio Decidendi

An official acting in good faith and in the supposed pursuance of statutory authority may be protected, even if the mistake is one of law, where the statutory framework provides such protection for bona fide execution of duty.