HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SITTING AS THE COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS

COURT ROOM 1
Level 7, Commonwealth Law Courts Building
119 North Quay, Brisbane

By video link to

COURT ROOM LEVEL 23
Law Courts Building
Queens Square, Sydney

and 

COURT ROOM 6A
Level 6, Commonwealth Law Courts Building
305 William Street, Melbourne

FRIDAY, 19 JANUARY 2018

AT 10:15 AM (AEST)
(11:15 AM (AEDT))

BEFORE HER HONOUR CHIEF JUSTICE KIEFEL

FOR DIRECTIONS		

1.	IN THE MATTER OF QUESTIONS REFERRED TO THE COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS PURSUANT TO SECTION 376 OF THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 (CTH) CONCERNING
MR DAVID FEENEY

T E O’Brien
(for Mr David Feeney)
(appearing in Sydney)	S P Donaghue QC
(Solicitor-General of the
Commonwealth of Australia)
J D Watson
(on behalf of the Attorney-General 
of the Commonwealth of Australia)
(appearing in Melbourne)	

B E Walters QC
A N P McBeth
(for Ms Alexandra Kaur Bhathal)
(appearing in Melbourne)

2.	IN THE MATTER OF QUESTIONS REFERRED TO THE COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS PURSUANT TO SECTION 376 OF THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 (CTH) CONCERNING
 SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER

N J Owens SC
(for Senator Katy Gallagher)
(appearing in Sydney)
	
S P Donaghue QC
(Solicitor-General of the
Commonwealth of Australia)
J D Watson
(on behalf of the Attorney-General 
of the Commonwealth of Australia)
(appearing in Melbourne)

Carolyn Rogers
Senior Registrar