ON 22 OCTOBER 1974, the High Court of Australia delivered Kezich v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [1974] HCA 50; (1974) 131 CLR 362 (22 October 1974).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1974/50.html
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Television licence fees abolished
ON 17 SEPTEMBER 1974, television licence fees were abolished in Australia.
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Trade Practices Act 1974 / Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
ON 24 AUGUST 1974, the Commonwealth Trade Practices Act 1974 was enacted. In 2010 it became the Competition and Consumer Law 2010.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/caca2010265/
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Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips [1974] HCA 18
ON 14 MAY 1974, the High Court of Australia delivered Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips [1974] HCA 18; (1974) 131 CLR 286 (14 May 1974).
In a contract for the sale of land in which time is not of the essence, a party seeking to rely on a notice to complete must itself be free of default by way of breach or delay. When such a notice is ineffective, the purchaser’s continued failure to complete does not amount to a repudiation allowing the vendor to rescind.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1974/18.html
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Woollahra Municipal Council v Banool Developments Pty Ltd [1973] HCA 65
Woollahra Municipal Council v Banool Developments Pty Ltd [1973] HCA 65; (1973) 129 CLR 138 (21 December 1973).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/129clr138.html
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/poteoa1997455
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Barton v Armstrong [1973] UKPC 2
ON 5 DECEMBER 1973, the United Kingdom Privy Council delivered Barton v Armstrong & Ors [1976] AC 104; [1973] UKPC 2 (5 December 1973).
A contract may be set aside on the grounds of duress if the use of illegitimate pressure was one of the causes for a party to enter into the agreement. If illegitimate pressure is established, the burden is on the person who applied such pressure to show that the pressure did not operate to cause the party to enter into the agreement.
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1973 | Human Rights Bill 1973
ON 21 NOVEMBER 1973, the Human Rights Bill 1973 was introduced into the Australian Parliament by Senator Murphy.
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Scurr v Brisbane City Council [1973] HCA 39
Scurr v Brisbane City Council [1973] HCA 39; (1973) 133 CLR 242 (24 September 1973).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/133clr242.html
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Death penalty abolished
ON 18 SEPTEMBER 1973, the death penalty was abolished in Australia with the commencement of the Commonwealth Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/dpaa1973228/
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Australian Citizenship Act 1973 (Cth)
ON 17 SEPTEMBER 1973, Australian citizenship laws were amended by the enactment of the Commonwealth Australian Citizenship Act 1973.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/aca1973254/
Migrants of any origin became eligible to obtain citizenship after three years of permanent residence.
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