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Geyer v Downs   flag  77

[1977] HCA 64; (1977) 138 CLR 91; (1977) 17 ALR 408; (1978) 52 ALJR 142; 21 Aust Torts Reports 81-399
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
9th December, 1977

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X and The NSW Department of Education and Training [1999] NSWIRComm 160 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 23 Apr 1999 AustLII flag
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H v Pennell [1987] SASC 9926 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 4 Jun 1987 AustLII flag
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Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Public Service Act 1902 (NSW)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Public Transport Commission (NSW) v Perry [1977] HCA 32; (1977) 137 CLR 107; 14 ALR 273; 51 ALJR 620 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Jun 1977 AustLII flag 40
Geyer v Downs [1975] 2 NSWLR 835 Australia - New South Wales circa 1975 LexisNexis AU flag 10
Victoria v Bryar [1970] ALR 809; (1970) 44 ALJR 174 Australia circa 1970 LexisNexis AU flag 39
Ward v Hertfordshire County Council [1970] 1 WLR 356 United Kingdom circa 1970 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
Richards v Victoria [1969] VR 136 Australia - Victoria circa 1969 LexisNexis AU flag 92
Ramsay v Larsen [1964] HCA 40; (1964) 111 CLR 16; [1964] ALR 1121; 38 ALJR 106 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 29 Jul 1964 AustLII flag 55
Aiken v Kingborough Corporation [1939] HCA 20; (1939) 62 CLR 179; [1939] ALR 393 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 May 1939 AustLII flag 59
Williams v Eady (1893) 10 TLR 41 United Kingdom circa 1893 LexisNexis flag 49
361 All Er 535 361 All ER 535 United Kingdom circa 1939 LexisNexis flag 1

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