Academic challenges stimulus package in High Court

By Jessica Stanic · 30 March 2009 · Locked

Stimulus Package Faces High Court Challenge

A landmark High Court case is set to shake up the Rudd Government's stimulus package. Could a single ruling change the fate of millions of dollars in payments?

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Summary

Legal academic Bryan Pape is set to challenge the Rudd Government’s stimulus package in the High Court today, citing the package as “exceeding the government’s taxation powers” making the bonus a “gift.” If Pape is successful in overturning the new law, it could mean that a number of payments made in past years could be […]