Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear the administrative law appeal against the departmental decision on the siding dispute.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The dispute concerned the public-law duty to grant rail access under the special statute, so administrative law appeal was available and the appellants were entitled to sue.
Motivazione estratta
The siding regime in the special act is predominantly public law; disputes over the duty to provide access fall under the federal transport authority's jurisdiction and are not reserved to the civil courts.