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Victoria Park Golf Club Inc v Brisbane City Council [2001] QCA 528
[2001] QCA 528
Court of Appeal (Qld)|2001-11-30|Before: McMurdo P, McPherson JA and Mackenzie JSeparate reasons for judgment of, each member of the Court, each concurring as to the order made
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Court of Appeal (Qld)
Decision date
2001-11-30
Before
McMurdo P, McPherson JA and Mackenzie JSeparate reasons for judgment of, each member of the Court, each concurring as to the order made
Catchwords
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT – REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION – CONTRACTS
- – AUTHORITY TO BIND COUNCIL – whether the Director,
- or Manager, of
- Major Venues had authority to enter into a contract binding on the Brisbane City
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Catchwords
LOCAL GOVERNMENT – REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION – CONTRACTS– AUTHORITY TO BIND COUNCIL – whether the Director,or Manager, ofMajor Venues had authority to enter into a contract binding on the Brisbane CityCouncil to grant a leaseLOCAL GOVERNMENT – POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF COUNCILS GENERALLY– POWERS IN GENERAL – DELEGATION OF –whether the BrisbaneCity Council had delegated its power to enter into contractsCONTRACTS– GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES – MATTERS NOT GIVING RISE TOBINDING CONTRACT – VAGUENESS AND UNCERTAINTY– LEASES –whether the agreement was unenforceable by reason of s 57(1) Land Act1994 (Qld)City of Brisbane Act 1924 (Qld), s 5(1), s 6, s 6A, s39B(1), s 40Land Act 1994 (Qld), s 57(1)Bonanza CreekGold Mining Company v The King [1916] 1 AC 566, consideredCoogeeEsplanade Surf Motel Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [1944] ArgusLawRp 72(1983) 50 ALR 363,distinguishedDoe d Pennington v Taniere [1848] EngR 1045