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Capital Duplicators Pty Ltd v Australian Capital Territory (No 2)
Judgment date: 7/12/1993
Court: HCA
Judge: Mason CJ, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron and McHugh JJ
Citation:
(1993) 118 ALR 1;
(1993) 178 CLR 561;
(1993) 27 ATR 1;
(1993) 68 ALJR 56;
(1993) 93 ATC 5053;
(1994) 29(1) AustLawyer 48e;
[1993] HCA 67;
Catchwords: Constitutional law; Commonwealth; Validity of Commonwealth laws; Application of maxim of stare decisis;
Taxation and revenue; Customs and excise; Business franchise licence fees; Whether duty or excise;
Constitutional law; Commonwealth powers; Exclusive power to impose customs and excise duties; Territory legislation;