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Commonwealth v Tasmania (“Tasmanian Dam Case”) (1983) 158 CLR 1

This case considered the corporations power and external affairs power of the Constitution and whether or not the Commonwealth government could intervene in Tasmania’s plans to build a hydro-electric power plant based around a newly constructed dam.

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Commonwealth v Tasmania (“Tasmanian Dam Case”) (1983) 158 CLR 1
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