Background
Commonwealth passed the Payroll Tax Act which imposed a 2.5% tax on all wages paid by an employer. It also applied to all state employers.
The Act was challenged on the grounds that it breached the Melbourne Corporation principles limiting the extent to which the Commonwealth can burden states.
Read more about this topic: Victoria V Commonwealth (1971)
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