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High Court (Australia) Trivia

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29 October 1956 "The appellant's conduct which the magistrate held to constitute an offence was part of a transportation of goods from a point of departure in one State to a destination in another State. As such, it was within the freedom provided by s. 92, ..." 1/2
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"and the conviction therefore cannot stand". Unlicensed commercial goods vehicle operating on a public highway; the SA-Vic leg of transportation of goods from Victoria to Victoria via SA (in two separate transactions, separate operators) hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judg… 2/2
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"The decision in Mabo would not have been generated by AI". Kirk JA 1/3
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"Gen AI is based on models which are predictive based upon reviewed data. Yet ... decisions on questions of statutory construction, and even constitutional insights, develop over time in response to changes ..." 2/3
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"As Sir Victor Windeyer said of the change in constitutional approach adopted in the Engineers Case: 'in 1920 the Constitution was read in a new light ...'" supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/docu… 3/3
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"Kirby told [@janek_dr, @FinancialReview] that mentioning Heydon made sense because of the purpose of the event: to discuss the future of contract law ...'I do not approve of airbrushing people out of history or the law,' Kirby said". And much more. 1/2
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Michael Kirby’s shock praise for disgraced judge in law culture war

Michael Kirby’s shock praise for disgraced judge in law culture war

A run-of-the-mill speech takes a sudden turn as beloved former High Court Judge Michael Kirby says the unsayable: praising Dyson Heydon.

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Research wins don't always make it onto the transcript. Delighted to see our brilliant librarians get a "bravo"! [2026] HCATrans 58 (15 October 2026) #Bravo #auslaw #LawLibrary
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Edelman J asking Herzfeld SC whether Roman law answers the question before the Court (last Thursday) 1/3
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"If the doctrine has not changed, and the Roman laws and the Roman lawyers dealt with exactly the question that is raised in this case, why would the answer be different?" 2/3
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"I thought your Honour was referring to some particular praetor’s edict. That was really the reason for my hesitation in answering" austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewd… 3/3
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HCA: 3 women (of 7) UKSC: 2 (of 12) SCOTUS: 4 (of 9) NZSC: 2 (of 6) Canada SC: 4 (of 9)
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17 October 2022. @MarkDreyfusKCMP: "Today, for the first time since Federation, women make up a majority on the Bench of our highest court". [2022] HCATrans 176 1/2
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"counsel who appear before your Honour [Jagot J] often can assess how they are going from your no‑nonsense responses to submissions. 'Yep' means I get it and that is right, 'uh‑huh' means I get it but I do not buy it, and 'nup' means 'nup': Matt Collins KC 2/2
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BEECH-JONES J: I should remember this from law school, but [question] [2026] HCATrans 56
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BEECH-JONES J: Is that right, as a matter of principle? MR PRINCE: Well, that is an academic criticism. BEECH-JONES J: Is that a compliment, or a ‑ ‑ ‑ MR PRINCE: No, it is not. It is not a compliment. BEECH-JONES J: Okay. I have rarely ever had that compliment, anyway. 1/2
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"I once saw her at a High Court dinner aiming a bread roll at a provincial silk, ponderously referring to her as 'an adornment to Australian law'" 1/3
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"he was still lecturing ... within a fortnight before his death at age 83, amongst his favourite areas being statutory interpretation. He knew that most lawyers had little idea of its importance, and he was dismayed at the academy’s lack of perception in this quarter" 2/3.
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