High Court of Australia
H. C. or A. plaintiff, it cannot be said the matter was not bond fide open to. 1917. "nent. The Commonwealth, as the employer, is free to fr ane regulations in its own way, and as in this case the provision 'tay have been framed so as to exclude all possible doubt, and as
Comox' ruling which enures for the benefit of the Commonwealth in ce
Isaacs J. E sides to bear their own costs.
Judgment for the defenda
Fol Solicitors for the plaintiff, Loughrey & Douglas. Gane" Solicitor for the defendants, Gordon H. Castle, Crown Solicit for the Commonwealth.
{HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.)
HIS MAJESTY THE KING - é . APPELL w AND
SNOW bo, ely eeu alge 7
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME. COURT OF
Me Gor' A. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1917. : Trading with the Enemy—Meaning at common law—Commercial intercourse AvuLAros, munications upon business matters—Trading with the Hnemy Acts 191 p> | Mey 28-31: 9 and No. 17 of 1914), secs. 2, 3—Imperial Proclamations of 5th August
and 9th September, 1914.
Mexuournr, June 7. The term "trading with the enemy" at common law and as used a Trading with the Bnemy Acts 1914 includes all commercial intercourse ¥ Isaac: enemy. Gavan Dut Powers and a Rich JJ. The Panariellos, 84 LJ. P., 140; 85 L.J. P., 112, considered and follo
3 0.LRJ OF AUSTRALIA.
was intended to conserve existing or promote future business relations with a person carrying on business in Germany might properly be convicted of the offence of trading with the enemy under sec. 3 of the Trading with the Enemy * Acts 1914.
+ Decision of the Supreme Court of South Australia reversed.
Appr from the Supreme Court of South Australia. On the trial at the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court of
South Australia, before Murray C.J., of Francis Hugh Snow on an information charging him with trading with the enemy, the p learned Chief Justice stated the following case under sec. 72 of the Judiciary Act 1903-1915 for the consideration of the Full Court of the Supreme Court :—
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