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VALIDITY CHALLENGED. CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW. (United Press Association.) MELBOURNE, March 10Th 0 High Court to-day reserved judgment in the case in which the Clyde Engineering Compar.y and two other iirms sought to test tho validity of the New South Wales Government's Forty-four Hours Week Act. Tho case was commenced on March 9
Counsel for the companies argued Mat the Art was invalid as it conflicted with the I"'ert< ral awards under whirl) l.iic employers of the Mirco companies were, working. It was further contended Hint whenever a Slate law imposed a rule, or conduct In a oas.3 where another rule or eonduct had already hem enunciated hy Ihe Commonwealth Legislature, Ihoi) tho Plate law wan void.
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Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16750, 17 March 1926, Page 7
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