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Australian Woollen Mills Pty. Ltd. v. The Commonwealth () HCA 20; (1954) 92 CLR 424] is a leading case regarding what is a legally binding offer. ==Background== On 30 June 1946, the Australian government introduced a subsidy for woollen manufacturers. In 1948, the Australian government discontinued paying the subsidy, leaving AWB with a substantial amount of wool on hand, that had not received the subsidy. As a result, AWB sued for breach of contract, whilst the government denied laibilty on the grounds that there was no legally binding contract between the parties. ==Held== The High Court ruled that there was no legally binding contract between the parties, as all the government had done was merely make a statement on government policy (ie. the subsidy), which alone was not an offer capable of acceptance. The court stated "what is alleged to be an offer should have been intended to give rise, on the doing of the act, to an obligation ... in the absence of such an intention, actual or imputed, and alleged "offer" cannot lead to a contract: there is, indeed, in such a case no true "offer"." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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