South Australia v Victoria [1914] UKPCHCA 1

South Australia v Victoria [1914] UKPCHCA 1

The boundary line marked out partly in 1847 and partly in 1850 by the authorities of the Colonies of South Australia and New South Wales, intended and proclaimed as the final boundary, is the statutory boundary between South Australia and Victoria, notwithstanding that it differs from the astronomical 141st meridian east longitude.

Parties
Appellant; Plaintiff: The State of South Australia; Respondent; Defendant: The State of Victoria
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 January 1914
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Decision on Appeal From the High Court of Australia
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Inter State Boundary Disputes, Statutory Interpretation, Executive Authority, Colonial Administration
Constitutional Law Public Law Inter State Boundary Disputes Statutory Interpretation Executive Authority Colonial Administration

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Parties

The State of South Australia

Appellant; Plaintiff

The State of Victoria

Respondent; Defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Decision on Appeal From the High Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the boundary between South Australia and Victoria is the astronomical 141st meridian east longitude or the line marked on the ground by the joint colonial survey.
  2. 2 Whether the executive acts of the two colonies were sufficient to fix the boundary pursuant to Letters Patent and Imperial Statute.

Ratio Decidendi

The boundary line marked out partly in 1847 and partly in 1850 by the authorities of the Colonies of South Australia and New South Wales, intended and proclaimed as the final boundary, is the statutory boundary between South Australia and Victoria, notwithstanding that it differs from the astronomical 141st meridian east longitude.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed