Fairfax v Commissioner of Taxation

Fairfax v Commissioner of Taxation
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Full case name Fairfax v Federal Commissioner of Taxation
Decided2 December 1965
Citations[1965] HCA 64, (1965) 114 CLR 1
Court membership
Judges sittingBarwick CJ, Kitto, Taylor, Menzies and Windeyer JJ
Case opinions
(5:0) Section 11 of the Income Tax and Social Services Contribution Assessment Act 1961 is valid under the taxation power (per Barwick CJ, Kitto, Taylor, Menzies and Windeyer JJ)

Fairfax v Commissioner of Taxation[1] is a High Court of Australia case that considered the scope of the taxation power in section 51(ii) of the Constitution.

  1. ^ Fairfax v Commissioner of Taxation [1965] HCA 64, (1965) 114 CLR 1 (2 December 1965), High Court.