Leahy v Attorney-General for New South Wales
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Leahy v Attorney-General for New South Wales was an Australian court case involving a charitable trust, heard by the High Court of Australia
in 1959.
The proceeding concerned the validity a gift to an unincorporated body, concluding that gifts in trust "cannot be made to a purpose or to an object" except for charitable circumstances.
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
in 1959.
The proceeding concerned the validity a gift to an unincorporated body, concluding that gifts in trust "cannot be made to a purpose or to an object" except for charitable circumstances.
External links
- Leahy v Attorney-General (NSW) [1959] HCA 20; (1959) 101 CLR 611 (20 April 1959) at AustLII (High Court of Australia decision)