Consolidated Press Ltd v McRae 51

[1955] HCA 11; (1955) 93 CLR 325; [1955] ALR 278

High Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

18th March, 1955

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Walambo v Kemesi	[2023] PGNC 88	National Court of Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	28 Mar 2023	PacLII
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Whit	[2023] NSWSC 264	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Mar 2023	AustLII	1
NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 8)	[2022] NSWSC 97	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Feb 2022	AustLII	14
Sun v He (No 2)	[2020] NSWSC 1298	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Sep 2020	AustLII	11
Mirus Australia Pty Ltd v Gage	[2018] NSWSC 35	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Feb 2018	AustLII	11
Thunder Studios Inc (California) v Kazal (No 6)	[2017] FCA 1573; (2017) 356 ALR 238	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 2017	AustLII	6
Jenkins v Whittington	[2017] NTSC 65	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	21 Aug 2017	AustLII	4
RPG v Public Safety Business Agency	[2016] QCAT 331	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Queensland	13 Sep 2016	AustLII	51
Emmanuel College v Rowe	[2014] QSC 238	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	29 Sep 2014	AustLII	9
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 6)	[2014] NSWSC 153	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Mar 2014	AustLII	3
Lang v Centa E Pty Ltd	[2013] QCAT 516	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Queensland	27 Sep 2013	AustLII
Commissioner for Fair Trading v TLC Consulting Services Pty Ltd	[2011] QSC 233	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	11 Aug 2011	AustLII	6
Briggs v Lunt (No 4)	[2011] WASCA 145	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	1 Jul 2011	AustLII	9
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2011] FCA 338; (2011) 280 ALR 97	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Apr 2011	AustLII	8
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Sigalla (No 4)	[2011] NSWSC 62; (2011) 80 NSWLR 113	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Feb 2011	AustLII	53
Field v New South Wales Crime Commission	[2009] NSWCA 144	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	12 Jun 2009	AustLII	6
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Hall	[2008] NSWSC 994	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Sep 2008	AustLII	3
Western Australia v Armstrong	[2007] WASCA 204	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	4 Oct 2007	AustLII	2
McNamara & Rose	[2007] FamCA 529	Family Court of Australia	Australia	1 Jun 2007	AustLII	7
John Holland Pty Ltd v The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union	[2006] WASC 106	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	12 Jun 2006	AustLII	3
Purtill v Landfix Pty Ltd	[2004] QPEC 67	Planning and Environment Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	5 Nov 2004	AustLII	2
Advanced Air Conditioning Pty Ltd v Katim Pty Ltd	[2004] QDC 180	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	10 Jun 2004	AustLII
Registrar of the Supreme Court v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd	[2004] SASC 129	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	28 May 2004	AustLII	4
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v World Netsafe Pty Ltd	[2003] FCA 1501; (2003) 133 FCR 279; (2003) 204 ALR 537	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2003	AustLII	37
GDL Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd v Spotwire Pty Ltd	[2003] QSC 273	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	29 Aug 2003	AustLII	2
NSW Crime Commission v Field	[2003] NSWSC 5	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 May 2003	AustLII	3
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v World Netsafe Pty Ltd	[2003] FCA 159; 127 FCR 542	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Mar 2003	AustLII	6
DPP v Johnson	[2002] VSC 583	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 Dec 2002	AustLII	22
Kennedy v Lovell	[2002] WASCA 226	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	15 Aug 2002	AustLII	22
Bakir v Doueihi	[2001] QSC 414	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	6 Nov 2001	AustLII	13
Principal Registrar of the Supreme Court of NSW v Jando	[2001] NSWSC 969; (2001) 53 NSWLR 527; 125 A Crim R 473	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Nov 2001	AustLII	71
Principal Registrar, Supreme Court of New South Wales v Katelaris	[2001] NSWSC 506	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Jun 2001	AustLII	6
Zaknich v McDonald	[2000] WASC 151; 50 AILR 13-235	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Jun 2000	AustLII	6
Erlinda Truslove and Abelina Gonzales	[2000] WAIRComm 93	Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - Western Australia	19 Apr 2000	AustLII
Rosemarie Bannon v State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia	[1998] WASCA 154	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	19 Jun 1998	AustLII
Wood v Galea	[1995] NSWSC 100; (1995) 79 A Crim R 567	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Oct 1995	AustLII	21
Lindsey, In Marriage of	[1995] FamCA 117; [1995] FLC 92-638; 128 FLR 46; 19 Fam LR 649	Family Court of Australia	Australia	20 Oct 1995	AustLII	19
Rogerson v Tchia	[1995] NTCA 34; (1995) 123 FLR 126	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	17 Mar 1995	AustLII	21
Macleod v Australian Securities Commission	[1993] FCA 379	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Aug 1993	AustLII	1
Tchia v Rogerson	[1992] NTSC 80; (1992) 111 FLR 1	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	9 Oct 1992	AustLII	12
Hinch v Attorney-General (Vic)	[1987] HCA 56; (1987) 164 CLR 15; 74 ALR 353; (1987) 61 ALJR 556; 28 A Crim R 155	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 1987	AustLII	323
Re Francis Allen v Thomas Horatio Henderson	[1983] FCA 211	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Sep 1983	AustLII
Re Reilly Bishop (Vic) Pty Ltd and John Bishop v Associated Electrics Pty Ltd; Noel Francis Crabbe; Joan Lesley Crabb	[1981] FCA 198	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 1981	AustLII
Sunibrite Products (Aust) Pty Ltd v Jabuna Pty Ltd	[1980] FCA 4; (1980) 47 FLR 73	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Feb 1980	AustLII	11
Sahari & Sahari	[1976] FamCA 59; [1976] FLC 90-086	Family Court of Australia	Australia	7 Sep 1976	AustLII	73
R v Scott & Downland Publications Ltd	[1972] VicRp 77; [1972] VR 663		Australia - Victoria	17 Dec 1971	AustLII	4
R v West Australian Newspapers Ltd	[1971] WASC 88	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	26 Nov 1971	AustLII
R v Crew & Ipec Australia Ltd	[1971] VicRp 107; [1971] VR 878		Australia - Victoria	19 May 1971	AustLII	6
James v Robinson	[1963] HCA 32; (1963) 109 CLR 593; [1964] ALR 7; 37 ALJR 151	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Aug 1963	AustLII	71

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
- Contempt of Court, Consultation Paper on (LRC CP 4-1991)	[1991] IELRC 4	Irish Law Reform Commission	Republic of Ireland	circa 1991	BAILII

Legislation Cited

s179

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes Act 1928 (Cth)
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)	s117

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae	[1955] HCA 12; (1955) 93 CLR 351; [1955] ALR 265	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Mar 1955	AustLII	198
Gaskell v Chambers Ltd	[1936] 2 KB 595		United Kingdom	circa 1936	LexisNexis / Westlaw	22
R v Editor of the Daily Mail; Ex parte Factor	(1928) 44 TLR 303		United Kingdom	circa 1928	LexisNexis	9
R v Daily Mirror; Ex parte Smith	[1927] 1 KB 845		United Kingdom	circa 1927	LexisNexis / Westlaw	23
R v The Evening News; Ex parte Hobbs	[1925] 2 KB 158		United Kingdom	circa 1925	LexisNexis / Westlaw	7
R v Blumenfeld	(1912) 28 TLR 308		United Kingdom	circa 1912	LexisNexis	5
R v Davies	[1905] UKLawRpKQB 174; (1906) 1 KB 32		United Kingdom	8 Dec 1905	CommonLII	45
R v Parke	[1903] UKLawRpKQB 151; [1903] 2 KB 432; [1900-3] All ER 721		United Kingdom	25 Jul 1903	CommonLII	48
Rex v Tibbits and Windust	[1901] UKLawRpKQB 188; [1902] 1 KB 77; [1900-03] All ER 896		United Kingdom	12 Nov 1901	CommonLII	24
R v Payne	[1896] UKLawRpKQB 69; (1896) 1 QB 577		United Kingdom	20 Apr 1896	CommonLII	25
Coats (J & P) v Chadwick	[1894] UKLawRpCh 14; (1894) 1 Ch 347	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	27 Jan 1894	CommonLII	6
Godfrey v Poole	[1888] UKLawRpAC 22; (1888) 13 AC 497; (1888) 4 TLR 414; 57 LJPC 78; 58 LT 685; 37 WR 357		United Kingdom	17 Mar 1888	CommonLII	5
Rex v Fisher	[1811] EngR 188; (1811) 2 Camp 563; 170 ER 1253; 33 LT 352		United Kingdom	29 Nov 1875	CommonLII	11
R v Castro	(1873) 9 QB 219		United Kingdom	circa 1873	LexisNexis / Westlaw	22
Littler v Thomson	[1839] EngR 579; 2 Beav 129; 48 ER 1129	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1839	CommonLII	17
Grey v The Duke of Northumberland	[1806] EngR 374; 13 Ves 237; (1806) 13 Ves Jr 237; 33 ER 283	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1806	CommonLII	15
St James Evening Post Case: Roach v Garvan (or Hall)	[1742] EngR 142; 2 Atk 469; 26 ER 683		United Kingdom	circa 1742	CommonLII	80
71 WN 69	71 WN 69		United Kingdom			1
Ex p McRae; Re Consolidated Press Ltd	54 SR (NSW) 119; 71 WN (NSW) 69	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales			1
Higgins v Richards	28 TLR 202		United Kingdom		LexisNexis	6

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