AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Foreign Corporation, Kitchenware, William Deane

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 025
• Professor: shirk

Document Summary

Doesn"t set any limit to what kind of regulation is possible. Generally been interpreted in a broad way by hc. Foreign corporations; formed outside the limits of the commonwealth. Trading and financial corporations formed within the limits of the commonwealth. Question in case was whether council was a trading corporation or not. Council sold kitchenware, even though this was inconsistent with the purpose it was set up for. Used purpose test so found the council to not be a corporation. Footballer registered with west perth fc, wanted to move to a south australian club but not given clearance. corporations . Sued west perth claiming they had breached tpa which applies to constitutional. So hc had to work out if it was a trading corporation, again a disconnect between its purpose and activities. Football club set up to promote football but engaged in trade including selling tickets, merchandise and being involved in sponsorship. Adopted current activities test and overruled st. george.