Federal Court of Australia
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CATCHWORDS
Administrative Law - judicial review - application for review of decision of stipendiary magistrate in committal proceedings - charade
of consplracy to promote a scheme to defraud the Commonwealth of sales tax - whether there was sufficient evidence to place the anrpellant upon his trial - whether magistrate farled to observe the distinction between avoidance and evasion of tax - whether maqistrate failed to appreciate the relevance or importance of advices of solicitors and counsel on the question of mens rea - duty of the maqistrate in
committal proceedings.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
Crimes Act 1914. s. 86:1)(bD), (c)
Sales Tax Assessment Act No. 3 1930, s. 9
Judiciary Act 1903. s. 68
Magistrates (Summarv Proceedings) Act 1975 (Vic), s. Sd6(l) (a), (b)
JOHN FRANCIS FDWARDS v. IAN VON EINEM and ROBERT RICHARD McDONALD
No. VG 191 of 1984
SWEENEY. DAVIES and LOCKHART JJ. 12 OCTOBER 1984
IN_THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
No. VG 191 of 1984 VICTORIAN REGISTRY
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GENERAL DIVISION
BETWEEN : JOHN FRANCIS EDWARDS Appellant AND: IAN VON EINEM and
ROBERT RICHARD McDONALD
Respondents
ORDER
JUDGES MAKING ORDER: SWEENEY. DAVIES & LOCKHART JJ. DATE OF ORDER: 12 OCTOBER 1984
WHERE MADE; MELBOURNE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal be dismissed.
2. John Francis Edwards pay the costs or Ian Von Einem S.M. and
Robert Richard McDonald of this appeal.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY No. VG 191 of 1984
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GENERAL DIVISION
On appeal from a single judge of the Federal Court of
Australia
BETWEEN: JOHN FRANCIS EDWARDS Appellant
IAN VON EINEM and
ROBERT RICHARD McDONALD Respondents
Coram: Sweeney, Davies and Lockhart JJ.
Date 12 October, 1984
Place: Melsourne
Reasons tor Judgment
Sweeney, J.
John Francis Edwards (the appellant) made application to a
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