Bond v The Queen

Bond v The Queen
Court High Court of Australia
Full case name Bond v The Queen
Decided 14 August 1992
Citation(s) (2000) 201 CLR 213, [2000] HCA 13
Case history
Prior action(s) The Queen v Bond (1997) 24 ACSR 518; (1997) 95 A Crim R 246 - WA Court of Criminal Appeal
Subsequent action(s) none
Case opinions

(6:0) The authority contained in s17 of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) did not give the Commonwealth DPP the power to institute appeals in state courts. (per curiam)

(6:0) The common law principles relating to the validity of acts done by an invalidly appointed public officer had no application. (per curiam)
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne JJ

Bond v The Queen [2000] HCA 13; (2000) 201 CLR 213; (2000) 169 ALR 607, was a significant case decided in the High Court of Australia regarding the power of the Commonwealth DPP to institute appeals in state courts.

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