Worrall v Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited [1917] HCA 67

Worrall v Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited [1917] HCA 67

The necessary intendment of the language of regulation 8c is that it applies retrospectively to determinations made before 28th September 1917. The legislative authority intended to put all relevant matters on the same footing, rendering the appeal incompetent.

Parties
Appellants: Worrall and another; Respondents: Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 December 1917
Procedural Posture
Appeal / On Appeal From the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Outcome
appeal dismissed as incompetent
Legal Topics
Retrospective Operation of Statutory Rules, Appeals, War Precautions (moratorium) Regulations
Statutory Interpretation Banking Law Retrospective Operation of Statutory Rules Appeals War Precautions (moratorium) Regulations

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Parties

Worrall and another

Appellants

Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Appeal / On Appeal From the Supreme Court of New South Wales

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether regulation 8c of the War Precautions (Moratorium) Regulations is retrospective so as to include determinations made before 28th September 1917
  2. 2 Whether the appeal from the Supreme Court is competent under the Regulations

Ratio Decidendi

The necessary intendment of the language of regulation 8c is that it applies retrospectively to determinations made before 28th September 1917. The legislative authority intended to put all relevant matters on the same footing, rendering the appeal incompetent.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed as incompetent

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed as incompetent.