MUNRO V. LOMBARDO

MUNRO V. LOMBARDO

Parties
Respondent: Lombardo; Appellant: unknown
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 May 1964
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Adjourned Hearing in High Court Removed From Supreme Court of Western Australia
Outcome
Further hearing adjourned to Perth sittings; no order as to costs for this day's hearing.
Legal Topics
Fisheries Regulation, Statutory Inconsistency, Territorial Waters Jurisdiction
Criminal Law Constitutional Law Fisheries Regulation Statutory Inconsistency Territorial Waters Jurisdiction

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Parties

Lombardo

Respondent

unknown

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Adjourned Hearing in High Court Removed From Supreme Court of Western Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether possession of female crayfish with eggs breaches Western Australian law
  2. 2 Whether Commonwealth Fisheries Act 1952 is inconsistent with Western Australian Fisheries Act
  3. 3 Whether sec. 24(3) of Western Australian Fisheries Act is inoperative due to sec. 109 of the Constitution

Court Disposition

Further hearing adjourned to Perth sittings; no order as to costs for this day's hearing.

Orders

  • Further hearing of the cause adjourned to Perth sittings.
  • Respondent to be notified of appellant's changed attitude regarding inconsistency between statutes.