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Leask v Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 579

This case considered section 51(xii) of the Constitution and whether or not a Commonwealth law in respect to currency was valid.In particular the court examined the issue of proportionality and whether or not proportionality was a way in which the validity of this law should be measured.

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Leask v Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 579
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