Bond v The Queen
| Bond v The Queen | |
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| Court | High Court of Australia |
| Full case name | Bond v The Queen |
| Decided | 14 August 1992 |
| Citation(s) | (2000) 201 CLR 213, [2000] HCA 13 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | The Queen v Bond (1997) 24 ACSR 518; (1997) 95 A Crim R 246 - WA Court of Criminal Appeal |
| Subsequent action(s) | none |
| Case opinions | |
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(6:0) The authority contained in s17 of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) did not give the Commonwealth DPP the power to institute appeals in state courts. (per curiam) (6:0) The common law principles relating to the validity of acts done by an invalidly appointed public officer had no application. (per curiam) | |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne JJ |
Bond v The Queen [2000] HCA 13; (2000) 201 CLR 213; (2000) 169 ALR 607, was a significant case decided in the High Court of Australia regarding the power of the Commonwealth DPP to institute appeals in state courts.
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