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FCT v Westraders Pty Ltd   flag  61

[1980] HCA 24; (1980) 144 CLR 55; (1980) 30 ALR 353; (1980) 54 ALJR 460; (1980) 11 ATR 24; (1980) 80 ATC 4,357
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
5th August, 1980

Cases Referring to this Case

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Commissioner of State Revenue v McCabe (No 2) [2024] FCA 662 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Jun 2024 AustLII flag 1
Australian Investment & Development Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2019] VSCA 69 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 3 Apr 2019 AustLII flag 4
Moreton Bay Regional Council v White [2018] QLAC 4 Land Appeal Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 28 Aug 2018 AustLII flag 1
Commissioner of Income Tax-III v M/S Calcutta Knitwears, Ludhiana [2014] INSC 183 Supreme Court of India India 12 Mar 2014 LIIofIndia flag
Liwszyc v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] FCA 112; (2014) 218 FCR 334; (2014) 94 ATR 16; [2014] ATC 20-441 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 20 Feb 2014 AustLII flag 16
Boyd and Commissioner of Taxation [2013] AATA 494 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 12 Jul 2013 AustLII flag
Elliott and Commissioner of Taxation [2012] AATA 428 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 9 Jul 2012 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2012] ELECD 48 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (S106/2009) - List of Sources on the Meaning of 'Rule of Law' - Texts and Chapters - 4 Murray Gleeson, 'Courts and the Rule of Law' in Cheryl Saunders and Katherine Le Roy, Eds, the Rule of Law (2003) 178-197 [2009] HCASCF 129 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Oct 2009 AustLII flag
Raftland Pty Ltd v FCT [2008] HCA 21; (2008) 238 CLR 516; (2008) 246 ALR 406; 68 ATR 170; [2008] ATC 20-029; (2008) 82 ALJR 934 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 May 2008 AustLII flag 153
R v Lavender [2005] HCA 37; (2005) 222 CLR 67; (2005) 218 ALR 521; (2005) 79 ALJR 1337; (2005) 155 A Crim R 458; (2005) 43 MVR 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Aug 2005 AustLII flag 238
A Co and E Co and The FCT [2004] AATA 987; 57 ATR 1057 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 13 Sep 2004 AustLII flag
Trust Co of Australia Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 23; (2003) 197 ALR 297; (2003) 77 ALJR 1019; 52 ATR 665 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2003 AustLII flag 51
Trust Co of Australia Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 23; (2003) 197 ALR 297; (2003) 77 ALJR 1019; 52 ATR 665 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2003 AustLII flag 51
Commonwealth of Australia v Christmas Island Resort Pty Ltd [1998] WASCA 302 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 29 Oct 1998 AustLII flag 1
Christmas Island Resort Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [1998] WASC 192 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 19 Jun 1998 AustLII flag
TD 96/2 - Income tax: can section 36A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 apply if a sole trader who owns trading assets declares himself or herself to be a trustee of a discretionary trust over the assets? [1996] ATOTD TD96/2 Australian Taxation Office Australia - Commonwealth circa 1996 AustLII flag
TD 96/2 - Income tax: can section 36A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 apply if a sole trader who owns trading assets declares himself or herself to be a trustee of a discretionary trust over the assets? [1996] ATOTD 2 Australian Taxation Office Australia - Commonwealth circa 1996 AustLII flag
Henderson v Amadio Pty Ltd (No 1) [1995] FCA 1029 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Nov 1995 AustLII flag 2
Kempsey Shire Council v Van Park Pty Ltd [1995] NSWSC 91 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 19 Oct 1995 AustLII flag 2
James Reginald Webb v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [1993] FCA 612; (1993) 47 FCR 394; 125 ALR 523; (1993) 27 ATR 459 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Dec 1993 AustLII flag 19
Re Australia and New Zealand Savings Bank Ltd v the Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [1991] FCA 13 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Feb 1991 AustLII flag
Forsyth v Rodda [1989] FCA 312; (1989) 87 ALR 699; (1989) 42 A Crim R 197 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Aug 1989 AustLII flag 10
NT89/28 and Commissioner of Taxation [1989] AATA 139; 20 ATR 3592 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 1 Jun 1989 AustLII flag
NT87/2916-2921 and Commissioner of Taxation [1988] AATA 177; 19 ATR 3592 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 10 Jun 1988 AustLII flag
Re Estee Lauder Pty Ltd and Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia and Estee Lauder Pty Ltd [1988] FCA 167 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 May 1988 AustLII flag
QT86/2845-7 and Commissioner of Taxation [1987] AATA 330; 18 ATR 3921 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 18 Sep 1987 AustLII flag
Re Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Margaret Ruth John [1987] FCA 274 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Aug 1987 AustLII flag
Barina Corporation Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [1985] FCA 130; (1985) 6 FCR 368; 59 ALR 401; 16 ATR 336 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Apr 1985 AustLII flag 12
Mc Dowell & Co Ltd v the Commercial Tax Officer [1985] INSC 91; (1985) 3 SCC 230; 1985 1 SCALE 788; 1985 3 SCR 791; AIR 1986 SC 649 Supreme Court of India India 17 Apr 1985 LIIofIndia flag 12
Re Ronald David Thurecht; Ronald Vincent Warren; Peter Charles Marendy; Herbert Peter John Sachs; Brian Carvolth Elliott; Cecily Margaret Ahern; Gail Elizabeth Betar; Edward John Ahern; Roy Stewart John Simpson; Kenneth John Francis Johnson; Carlo De Luca [1984] FCA 153 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Jun 1984 AustLII flag
Re Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Kelly Ford Pty Ltd; Kelly Wholesale Pty Ltd; Bane Finance Pty Ltd and Datival Merchandising Pty Ltd [1984] FCA 78 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Apr 1984 AustLII flag
Taxation, Commissioner of (Cth) v Mullins [1981] FCA 187; (1981) 38 ALR 685; 56 FLR 256; 12 ATR 523 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 Nov 1981 AustLII flag 2
WT Ramsay Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1981] UKHL 1; [1982] AC 300; [1981] 1 All ER 865; (1981) 54 Tax Cas 101 House of Lords United Kingdom 12 Mar 1981 BAILII flag 350

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Advocacy in tax cases: A view from the bench" (FCA) [2022] FedJSchol 6 Allsop, Justice James Australia circa 2022 AustLII flag
"Is Intentionalist Theory Indispensable to Statutory Interpretation?" (2017) 43 Monash University Law Review 238 Blaker, Jamie Australia circa 2017 AustLII flag 1
"When Interpretation Acts Require Interpretation: Purposive Statutory Interpretation and Criminal Liability in Queensland" (2017) 40 University of New South Wales Law Journal 952 Duffy, James; O'Brien, John Australia circa 2017 AustLII flag 1
"Tax Avoidance - A View from the Dark Side" (2016) 39 Melbourne University Law Review 950 Bloom, David Australia circa 2016 AustLII flag 1
"Judicial dissent in taxation cases: the incidence of dissent and factors contributing to dissent" (2015) 13 (2) E-Journal of Tax Research 470 Fisher, Rodney Australia circa 2015 AustLII flag
"Ethical conflicts and the tax practitioner" [2014] RevenueLawJl 2 Dal Pont, Gino Australia circa 2014 AustLII flag
"Interpreting tax statutes: imposing purpose on a results based test" (2013) 11 (2) E-Journal of Tax Research 138 Fisher, Rodney Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
"Mission accomplished? - a perspective on Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936" (FCA) [2012] FedJSchol 28 Logan, Justice John Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2012] ELECD 48 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Tax Reform: a Matter of Principle? an Integrated Framework for the Review of Australian Taxes" (2009) 7 E-Journal of Tax Research 72 Wilson-Rogers, Nicole; Pinto, Dale Australia circa 2009 AustLII flag 1
"Of Sham and Other Lessons for Australian Revenue Law" (2008) 32 Melbourne University Law Review 861 Kirby, Michael Australia circa 2008 AustLII flag 4
"Speech - Advising on Part IVA" (VSC) [2007] VicJSchol 24 Pagone, Justice Tony Australia - Victoria circa 2007 AustLII flag
"The Rhetoric Of Tax Interpretation - Where Talking The Talk Is Not Walking The Walk" [2005] JlATaxTA 27 Burton, Mark Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag
"There are Too Many Witchdoctors in Our Tax Courts: Is There a Better Way?" [2005] RevenueLawJl 3 Burton, Mark Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag
"Avoiding tax avoidance: the primacy of Part IVA" (FCA) [2004] FedJSchol 11 Sackville, Justice Ronald Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag
"High Court of Australia: A Personal Impression of Its First 100 Years, The" (2003) 27 Melbourne University Law Review 864 Mason, Anthony Australia circa 2003 AustLII flag 14
"Taming Complexity in Australian Income Tax" (2003) 25 Sydney Law Review 467 Krever, Richard Australia circa 2003 AustLII flag 8
"Along the Road to Damascus: Framework for Interpreting the Tax Law" (2000) 3 (6) Journal of Australian Taxation 384 D'Ascenzo, Michael Australia circa 2000 AustLII flag
"The Judiciary and its Role in the Tax Reform Process" (1999) 2 (2) Journal of Australian Taxation 66 Hill, Graham Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
"Distinguishing between Income and Capital Receipts - a Search for Principle" (1999) 2 (3) Journal of Australian Taxation 155 Flynn, Michael Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
Drafting Styles: Fuzzy or Fussy? [1996] MurUEJL 17 Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag
"The Design of an Appropriate System of Tax Rulings" [1995] RevenueLawJl 8 James, Simon; Wallschutzky, Ian Australia circa 1995 AustLII flag
"Statutory Interpretation, Law Reform and Samford's Theory of the Disorder of Law - Part One" (1994) 22 Federal Law Review 116 Barnes, Jeffrey Australia circa 1994 AustLII flag 4
"Political Economy of Taxation and the Roles of the High Court, The" (1993) 23 University of Western Australia Law Review 101 Cooper, Graeme S Australia - Western Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Book Review" (1990) 20 (3) University of Western Australia Law Review 726 Editors Australia - Western Australia circa 1990 AustLII flag
"The Rule Against Alienation of Personal Exertion Income - Does it Apply in Australia?" (1988) 4 Queensland University of Technology Law Journal 81 Mason, A Australia - Queensland circa 1988 AustLII flag
"Avoidance, Evasion and Reform: Who Dismantled and Who's Rebuilding the Australian Income Tax System" [1987] UNSWLawJl 27 Krever, Rick Australia circa 1987 AustLII flag
"FCT v Westraders Pty Ltd" (1980) 11 (4) Federal Law Review 422 Eskine, Christopher Australia circa 1980 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) s6, s92, s260

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
McCormack v FCT [1979] HCA 18; (1979) 143 CLR 284; 23 ALR 583; 9 ATR 610; 53 ALJR 436; 79 ATC 4,111 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Apr 1979 AustLII flag 243
FCT v Westraders Pty Ltd [1979] FCA 13; 24 ALR 139; (1979) 38 FLR 306; 9 ATR 558 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Mar 1979 AustLII flag 5
Macmine Pty Ltd v FCT (1979) 24 ALR 217; 9 ATR 638; (1979) 53 ALJR 362; 79 ATC 4,133 Australia circa 1979 LexisNexis AU flag 59
Westraders Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1977) 17 ALR 232; 8 ATR 43 Australia circa 1977 LexisNexis AU flag 3
FCT v Patcorp Investments Ltd [1976] HCA 67; (1976) 140 CLR 247; (1976) 10 ALR 407; (1976) 51 ALJR 40; (1976) 6 ATR 420 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Aug 1976 AustLII flag 84
Ransom v Higgs [1974] UKHL 5; [1974] 3 All ER 949; [1974] 1 WLR 1594; 539 TR 281 House of Lords United Kingdom 13 Nov 1974 BAILII flag 75
Investment and Merchant Finance Corporation Ltd v FCT [1971] HCA 35; (1971) 125 CLR 249; 2 ATR 361; 45 ALJR 432 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 18 Aug 1971 AustLII flag 64
Sharkey v Wernher [1956] AC 58; 36 Tax Cas 275 United Kingdom circa 1956 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 39
Rose v FCT [1951] HCA 68; (1951) 84 CLR 118; [1951] ALR 974; 9 ATD 334; (1951) 5 AITR 197 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Nov 1951 AustLII flag 60
FCT v Wade [1951] HCA 66; (1951) 84 CLR 105; [1951] ALR 962; (1951) 9 ATD 337; (1951) 5 AITR 214; (1951) 25 ALJR 626 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Nov 1951 AustLII flag 201
Farnsworth v FCT [1949] HCA 27; (1949) 78 CLR 504; [1949] ALR 619; (1949) 9 ATD 33; 4 AITR 258 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Aug 1949 AustLII flag 78
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v Court Holding Co 324 US 331; 89 L Ed 981; 65 SCt 707 United States Supreme Court United States 12 Mar 1945 WorldLII flag 272
Danmark Pty Ltd v FCT (1944) 7 ATD 333; (1944) 2 AITR 517 Australia circa 1944 flag 68
Watson Bros v Hornby (HM Inspector of Taxes) (1942) 24 Tax Cas 506 United Kingdom circa 1942 flag 4
Inland Revenue Commissioners v Duke of Westminster [1936] AC 1; [1935] All ER 259; 19 Tax Cas 490; 104 LJKB 383 United Kingdom circa 1936 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 251
Gregory v Helvering 293 US 465; 69 F2d 809; 79 L Ed 596; 55 SCt 266 United States Supreme Court United States 7 Jan 1935 WorldLII flag 439
Hough v Ah Sam [1912] HCA 78; 138 CLR 210; 52 ALJR 367 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Nov 1912 AustLII flag 121

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