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Potter v Minahan
Judgement of the High Court of Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Potter v Minahan is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia which was the first to recognise the principle of legality, the notion that without specific legislative language to do otherwise, courts should uphold fundamental rights.[1] The case is also noted for recognising the right to freedom of movement.[2]
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Court | High Court of Australia |
Full case name | Potter v Minahan |
Decided | 8 October 1908 |
Citations | [1908] HCA 63, (1908) 7 CLR 277, 14 ALR 635 |
Case opinions | |
(5:0) Appeal dismissed. "It is in the last degree improbable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness." | |
Majority | Griffith CJ, Barton, O'Connor JJ |
Concurrence | Higgins J |
Concurrence | Isaacs J |
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