Facts Cooper owned a block of land in Wandsworth The relevant statute provided that to build on the land, a person must provide 7 days’ notice to the Board of Works. Cooper admitted he did meet these requirements, but built […]
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Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596
Facts James Annetts was a 16-year-old boy who was working on a station in Western Australia during the school holidays along with a friend, Simon Amos. For reasons that were unclear, James and Simon drove away from their employer, eventually […]
FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke (1982) 151 CLR 342
Facts FAI Insurance Ltd had a licence to provide workers’ compensation insurance, and had done for at least twenty years. The licence was issued by the Governor in Council under the Worker’s Compensation Regulations 1975 (Vic). In 1981, the Minister wrote to […]
Twist v Randwick Municipal Council (1976) 136 CLR 106
Facts The NSW Local Government Act 1919 provided that the authority could order a house be demolished if it was in a dilapidated or unsightly condition which affected the neighbourhood. There was no requirement for the authority to hear the owner’s […]
