The Delegate of the Australian Postal Commission v Mackay District Cane Growers Executive & Ors [1979] FCA 54

CATCHWORDS

Appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Whether District Cane Growers! Executives or Queensland Dairymen's

State Council are authorities of a State.

Primary Producers' Organisation and Marketing Acts 1926 - 1973 (Q.), 8.30 Postal Services Act 1975, by-law 118(a).

THE DELEGATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN POSTAL COMMISSION v. MACKAY DISTRICT CANE GROWERS' EXECUTIVE AND OTHERS

G. Nos. 4-9 of 1978

Coram: Franki, Northrop and Brennan JJ. Sydney

14 June 1979

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY } G. Nos. 4-9 of 1978 GENERAL DIVISION j

BETWEEN H THE DELEGATE OF THE

AUSTRALIAN POSTAL COMMISSION

Plaintiff

AND H MACKAY DISTRICT CANE GROWERS'

EXECUTIVE

G. No. 4 of 1978 Defendant AND 3 AYR DISTRICT CANE GROWERS'*

EXECUTIVE

G. No. 5 of 1978 Defendant AND : INNISFAIL DISTRICT CANE

GROWERS! EXECUTIVE

G. No. 6 of 1978 Defendant AND : CAIRNS DISTRICT CANE GROWERS' G. No. 7 of 1978 Defendant

AND : HERBERT RIVER DISTRICT CANE GROWERS' EXECUTIVE G. No. 8 of 1978 Defendant AND : QUEENSLAND DAIRYMEN'S STATE COUNCIL G. No. 9 of 1978 Defendant

ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER : Franki, Northrop and Brennan JJ. DATE OF ORDER: 14 June 1979 WHERE MADE: Sydney THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The appeals aredismissed.

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ea. The decision of the Tribunal in each case is

affirmed.

3. The plaintiff pay the defendants' costs.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA)

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION

BETWEEN

AND

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ee

G.Nos. 4-9 of 1978

THE DELEGATE OF THRE AUSTRALTAN POSTAL COMMISSION

Plaintiff

MACKAY DISTRICT CANE GROWERS' EXECUTIVE

G.No.4 of 1978 Det endant

AYR DISTRICT CANE GROWERS' EXECUTIVE G. No.5 of 1978 Defendant

INNISFAIL DISTRICT CANE GROWERS! EXECUTIVE

G. No. 6 of 1978 Defendant

CAIRNS DISTRICT CANE GROWERS? EXECUTIVE

G. No. 7 of 1978 Defendant

HERBERT RIVER DISTRICT CANE GROWERS! EXECUTIVE

G. No. 8 of 1978 Defendant