| Luton v Lessels | |
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| Court | High Court of Australia |
| Full case name | Luton v Lessels & Anor |
| Decided | 11 April 2002 |
| Citation | (2002) 210 CLR 333 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | none |
| Subsequent action | none |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Kirby, Hayne and Callinan JJ |
| Case opinions | |
| (6:0) The scheme established by the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 and the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth) for the collection and payment of money otherwise payable to or receivable by the recipient is not a tax (per Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Kirby, Hayne and Callinan JJ) (6:0) The Acts do not confer on the Child Support Agency judicial power and are not offensive to the doctrine of separation of powers (per Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Kirby, Hayne and Callinan JJ) | |
Luton v Lessels (2002) 210 CLR 333 is a High Court of Australia case that affirms previous High Court definitions of a tax.