Catchwords
Constitutional law - Powers of Commonwealth Parliament - Commonwealth entered funding agreement with Scripture Union of Queensland for provision of chaplaincy services at State school ("Funding Agreement") ? Whether Appropriation Acts authorised Funding Agreement - If not, whether s 32B of Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) ("FMA Act") or Part 5AA and Schedule 1AA of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 ("FMA Regulations") or item 9 of Schedule 1 to Financial Framework Amendment Act ("FFA Act") were invalid - If not, whether Funding Agreement was authorised by s 32B of FMA Act or Part 5AA and Schedule 1AA of FMA Regulations or, where applicable, item 9 of Schedule 1 to FFA Act.
Constitutional law - Executive power of Commonwealth - Expenditure - Whether Funding Agreement supported by executive power - Whether payments unlawful because not authorised by statute and beyond executive power.
Constitutional law - Standing - Plaintiff's children attended State school party to Funding Agreement - Whether plaintiff has standing to challenge validity of payments made in 2012 to service provider
08/08/2013 Writ of summons
09/08/2013 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiff)
20/09/2013 Hearing (Single Justice, Perth v/link to Sydney)
13/12/2013 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney)
31/01/2014 Special case stated
28/02/2014 Written submissions (Plaintiff)
28/02/2014 Chronology
14/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales intervening)
14/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania intervening)
14/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
14/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)
14/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
19/03/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the State of Queensland intervening)
04/04/2014 Written submissions (Third Defendant)
04/04/2014 Written submissions (First and Second Defendants)
17/04/2014 Reply (Attorney-General of the State of Queensland intervening)
17/04/2014 Reply (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
17/04/2014 Reply (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
17/04/2014 Reply (Plaintiff)
22/04/2014 Notice of Constitutional Matter (First and Second Defendants)
06/05/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
07/05/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
08/05/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
09/05/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
19/06/2014 Judgment (Judgment summary)