Join four members of the AACL Queensland Chapter Committee as they break down some of the most significant and engaging Constitutional Law decisions of 2025. Chaired by Sarah Spottiswood (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers), this episode features insightful contributions from: Kent Blore, Crown Counsel, Crown LawTim Gordon, Partner, Clayton UtzFelicity Nagorcka, Barrister, Higgins ChambersGabriel Perry, Barrister, 8 Petrie ChambersTogether, they explore the key principles and practical im...
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Join four members of the AACL Queensland Chapter Committee as they break down some of the most significant and engaging Constitutional Law decisions of 2025. Chaired by Sarah Spottiswood (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers), this episode features insightful contributions from: Kent Blore, Crown Counsel, Crown LawTim Gordon, Partner, Clayton UtzFelicity Nagorcka, Barrister, Higgins ChambersGabriel Perry, Barrister, 8 Petrie ChambersTogether, they explore the key principles and practical im...
Taking Stock of Vanderstock: electric vehicles, duties of excise and the Constitution
Briefed: Commercial Law Updates
55 minutes
2 years ago
Taking Stock of Vanderstock: electric vehicles, duties of excise and the Constitution
What does the seminar cover? In the decision of Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30, the High Court held by a narrow 4:3 majority that a tax imposed by Victoria on the use of electrical and hybrid vehicles was invalid. The tax was held to be a “duty of excise” which, under s 90 of the Constitution, States cannot impose. Section 90 reserves to the Commonwealth Parliament the exclusive power to impose duties of excise. The decision is significant because the majority reopened and overruled pre...
Briefed: Commercial Law Updates
Join four members of the AACL Queensland Chapter Committee as they break down some of the most significant and engaging Constitutional Law decisions of 2025. Chaired by Sarah Spottiswood (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers), this episode features insightful contributions from: Kent Blore, Crown Counsel, Crown LawTim Gordon, Partner, Clayton UtzFelicity Nagorcka, Barrister, Higgins ChambersGabriel Perry, Barrister, 8 Petrie ChambersTogether, they explore the key principles and practical im...
