Pye v Renshaw

Pye v Renshaw

Infobox Court Case
name=Pye v Renshaw
court=High Court of Australia


date_decided=8 October 1951
full_name=Pye v Renshaw
citations= [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1951/8.html (1951) 84 CLR 58]
judges= Dixon CJ, Williams, Webb, Fullagar, and Kitto JJ
prior_actions=none
subsequent_actions=none
opinions=(5:0) The grant was held to be within power (per Dixon CJ, Williams, Webb, Fullagar & Kitto JJ)

"Pye v Renshaw" (1951) 84 CLR 58 is a High Court of Australia case that deals with the effect of section 51(xxxi) (the Commonwealth's power to acquire property on just terms) on section 96 (the grants power).

This case followed from "P J Magennis Pty Ltd v Commonwealth", which held that a Commonwealth law to purchase land via the New South Wales government was invalid. The Commonwealth amended the law, such that the reference to acquisition of land was removed.

The Court held that the law was valid; thus, the Commonwealth was able to get around the restrictions in section 51(xxxi) by ensuring that the law could not be characterised as land acquisition. Hence, section 51(xxxi) does not restrict the section 96 grants power.

See also

* Australian constitutional law

References

* Winterton, G. et al. "Australian federal constitutional law: commentary and materials", 1999. LBC Information Services, Sydney.

External links

* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1951/8.html Full text of the decision]


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