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A-G (WA) v Australian National Airlines Commission (“Ansett Transport Industries Case”) (1976) 138 CLR 492

This case considered the trade and commerce power of the Commonwealth and whether or not the Commonwealth had the power to extend the operation of a Commonwealth owned airline to engage in intrastate travel, which is travel within a state, for economic reasons.

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A-G (WA) v Australian National Airlines Commission (“Ansett Transport Industries Case”) (1976) 138 CLR 492
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