BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Limited v President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Hastings

180 CLR 266

BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Limited
vPresident, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Hastings

Court:
High Court of Australia

Judges: Lord Wilberforce
Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest
Viscount Dilhorne
Lord Simon of Glaisdale
Lord Keith of Kinkel

Hearing date: 25-27 May 1977
Judgment date: 27 July 1977


Orders

We would uphold the judgment of the Full Court and dismiss the appeal.

Solicitors for the appellant, Linklaters & Paines.
Solicitors for the respondent, Simmons & Simmons.

[1971] 1 W.L.R. 1381, at p. 1383; [1971] 3 All E.R. 237, at p. 239.

[1973] V.R. 194.

[1910] A.C. 409, at p. 420.

[1973] V.R. 194, at p. 196.

(1863) 3 B. & S. 826, at p. 833 [122 E.R. 309, at pp. 312-313].

[1891] 1 Q.B. 544, at p. 550.

[1910] 2 Ch. 248, at pp. 258, 259.

[1918] 1 K.B. 592, at p. 605.

(1889) 14 P.D. 64, at p. 68.

[1918] 1 K.B. 592, at p. 605.

[1939] 2 K.B. 206, at p. 227.

B.P. Australia Ltd. v Shire of Hastings, [1973] V.R. 194.

See Turner v Goldsmith, [1891] 1 Q.B. 544, at p. 550; Measures Bros. Ltd. v Measures, [1910] 2 Ch. 248, at p. 258.