70616 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tooth And Co., Intangible Property, Owen Dixon

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22 Sep 2018
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Overview: property is interpreted broadly, many (most?) statutes adjust rights, court has developed restrictions on scope of s 51(xxxi) Dual purpose - a power and a guarantee: property is interpreted broadly, many (most?) statutes adjust rights, court has developed restrictions on scope of s 51(xxxi) Limits to this principle: no (cid:858)p(cid:396)ope(cid:396)t(cid:455)(cid:859, no (cid:858)a(cid:272)(cid:395)uisitio(cid:374) of p(cid:396)ope(cid:396)t(cid:455)(cid:859, acquisition is outside the scope of s 51(xxxi) - (cid:858)cha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isatio(cid:374) app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h(cid:859) The constitutional purpose is to ensure that in no circumstances will a law of the commonwealth provide for the acquisition of property except upon just terms. (cid:863) at (cid:1008)0(cid:1007) (cid:894)ba(cid:396)(cid:449)i(cid:272)k cj(cid:895)(cid:895) Bank of new south wales v commonwealth (1948) 76 clr 1: Dalziel (1944) lease of a car parking lot extinguished by cth acquisition for military use vacant land (dalziel) + by legislation (newcrest) = valid acquisition (wide definition of property: bank nationalisation case); Is there acquisition: always arguable numerous cases that go both ways. Partial acquisition is sufficient: magennis v cth (1949).