Commonwealth v Tasmania (Tasmanian Dam Case)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Tasmanian Dam Case
gptkbp:citation	(1983) 158 CLR 1
gptkbp:concerns	gptkb:Franklin_Dam gptkb:World_Heritage_Properties_Conservation_Act_1983 federalism external affairs power
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date	1 July 1983
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Dawson_J gptkb:Wilson_J Gibbs CJ
gptkbp:heldBy	Commonwealth law prevails over State law Commonwealth can legislate to implement international treaties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commonwealth v Tasmania (Tasmanian Dam Case)
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Brennan_J gptkb:Deane_J Gibbs CJ Mason J Murphy J
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia gptkb:State_of_Tasmania
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Franklin_River gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Convention
gptkbp:result	Tasmania prevented from constructing Franklin Dam
gptkbp:significance	expanded Commonwealth external affairs power landmark in Australian constitutional law
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Harry_Talbot_Gibbs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7