Tasmania v Commonwealth

High Court of Australia

Established	1903
Country	Australia
Location	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

State of Tasmania v The Commonwealth of Australia and State of Victoria (1904) 1 CLR 329 is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia. The case involves a claim for Tasmanian customs tariffs earned prior to the Commonwealth Customs Tariff coming into force. The case is important in that here the High Court established that statutory interpretation of the Australian Constitution should employ the ordinary rules of interpretation.

Note

This case is not to be confused with the better known Tasmainian Dams case Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1.

References

High Court of Australia. "State of Tasmania v The Commonwealth of Australia and State of Victoria (1904)1CLR 329.". Retrieved 1 June 2012.

Stephen Bottomley, Corcoran Suzanne. Interpreting Statutes. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

French, Robert Shenton. Reflections on the Australian Constitution. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

Zines, Leslie. The High Court and the Constitution. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

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