Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Engineers'_Case
gptkbp:citation (1920) 28 CLR 129
subsequent Australian constitutional cases
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 1920
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Adelaide_Steamship_Co_Ltd
gptkbp:effect broadened interpretation of Commonwealth powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd
gptkbp:impact shifted balance of power towards the Commonwealth government
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Amalgamated_Society_of_Engineers
gptkbp:principle rejection of the doctrine of implied intergovernmental immunities
rejection of the reserved state powers doctrine
gptkbp:significance landmark case in Australian constitutional law
gptkbp:subject federalism
industrial relations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Engineers'_Case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5