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Full case name
  
Pye v Renshaw

Prior action(s)
  
none

Date decided
  
October 8, 1951

Citation(s)
  
(1951) 84 CLR 58

Subsequent action(s)
  
none

Ruling court
  
High Court of Australia

Pye v Renshaw

Judge(s) sitting
  
Dixon CJ, Williams, Webb, Fullagar, and Kitto JJ

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Pye v Renshaw (1951) 84 CLR 58 is a High Court of Australia case that deals with the effect of section 51(xxxi) (the Commonwealth's power to acquire property on just terms) on section 96 (the grants power).

This case followed from P J Magennis Pty Ltd v Commonwealth, which held that a Commonwealth law to purchase land via the New South Wales government was invalid. The Commonwealth amended the law, such that the reference to acquisition of land was removed.

The Court held that the law was valid; thus, the Commonwealth was able to get around the restrictions in section 51(xxxi) by ensuring that the law could not be characterised as land acquisition. Hence, section 51(xxxi) does not restrict the section 96 grants power.

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Pye v Renshaw Wikipedia