ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Commonwealth tenancy dispute – licence agreement – original deed of licence expired – respondent notified of termination – whether the deed of licence was void due to economic duress or a false understanding of the agreement upon signing – whether representations made by the applicant give rise to personal equities of the family of the director of the respondent.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia – judicial power – acquisition of property other than on just terms – whether legislative instrument was unlawful.
David Rayment appeared for the Commonwealth