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CONFIDENTIAL EVIDENCE BEFORE WAR GRATUITY BOARD: WHETHER CAN BE WITHHELD ON GROUND OF PUBLIC POLICY
The Chairman of the Central War Gratuity Board has forwarded for opinion the following memorandum: Your opinion is desired as to whether a War Gratuity Board can claim privilege in refusing to pr...
POWER TO GRANT FREE PASSAGE TO FIANCEES OF MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE: WHETHER REPATRIATION COMMISSION CAN RESTRICT EXERCISE OF POWER
The Minister for Repatriation has referred to me for advice the following minute together with the file of papers relating to the question raised in the minute: As I understand the point raised i...
DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEE WHO GAVE EVIDENCE BEFORE SECTIONAL COMMITTEE: WHETHER AN OFFENCE
The Secretary to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has requested advice as to the powers of the Committee in a case where a person who has given evidence before a Sectional Committe...
VACCINATION OF STEVEDORES BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: WHETHER COMMONWEALTH IS LIABLE FOR LOSS OF TIME
The Director-General of the Department of Health has forwarded me the following memorandum for advice: The s.s. Gracchus arrived in Melbourne on 7 April 1921, and was unloaded by stevedores working...
WHETHER CARGO INCLUDES FREIGHT WHICH IS PROPERTY OF SHIPOWNER
The Comptroller-General of Customs has forwarded me the following memorandum for advice: The question has arisen as to whether an unlicensed ship can carry, between Commonwealth ports, goods the bona ...
WHETHER STATE STAMP DUTY IS PAYABLE ON DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION
As regards the documents referred to in paragraphs (b) and (e) of your minute of 27 June 1921(1), I am very doubtful, in view of the decisions of the High Court in the cases of Commonwealth v. New Sou...
PROPOSED COMMONWEALTH OFFENCE IN RELATION TO DAMAGE TO ANY RAILWAY TUNNEL, BRIDGE, VIADUCT OR OTHER FACILITIES: WHETHER STATE LAW WOULD BE DISPLACED
The Acting Secretary to the Representatives of the Government in the Senate has forwarded for advice the following memorandum: During the debate in committee of the Senate in connection with clause...
WHETHER NORTHERN TERRITORY PUBLIC SERVANTS MUST JOIN ONE REGISTERED ASSOCIATION: JURISDICTION OF COMMONWEALTH COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION OVER PUBLIC SERVANTS: CROWN NOT BOUND BY STATUTES UNLESS NAMED
The Secretary, Home and Territories Department, forwards the following memorandum for advice: The following telegram has been received from the Administrator of the Northern Territory, Darwin: Ste...
BILLS OF LADING ISSUED TO COMMONWEALTH: WHETHER LIABLE TO STATE STAMP DUTY
The Secretary, Department of Defence, has asked for advice as to the attitude that Department should adopt in view of the refusal of certain shipping companies to execute unstamped bills of lading for...
STATE LAW PROHIBITING DEALINGS IN BANK ACCOUNT OF DECEASED PERSON WITH CERTIFICATE FROM STAMP COMMISSIONER: WHETHER APPLICABLE TO COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK: STAMP DUTY ON WITHDRAWAL FORMS USED IN SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS
The Secretary to the Treasury has submitted to me for advice the following letters from the Governor of the Commonwealth Bank: I forward herewith a copy of the New South Wales Stamp Duties Act No. ...