Catchwords
Constitutional law – Federal election – Where each plaintiff has been endorsed by United Australia Party as a candidate in House of Representatives or Senate for purpose of 2019 federal election – Whether the exercise by any/all defendants of their powers under Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) is constrained by a statutory limitation preventing publication or release to a nationwide audience, at a time when any poll remains open, of identity of two candidates selected by Commission for each Electoral Division or of results of indicative two-candidate-preferred count – Whether there is a constitutional limitation to similar effect by reason of mandate for direct and popular choice contained in ss 7 and 24 of Constitution (Cth).
02/04/2019 Application for constitutional or other writ
02/04/2019 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiffs)
05/04/2019 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne v/link Canberra and Sydney)
15/04/2019 Written submissions (Plaintiffs)
23/04/2019 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne v/link Sydney)
23/04/2019 Amended Written submissions (Plaintiffs)
24/04/2019 Submitting appearance (First to Tenth Defendants)
26/04/2019 Annotated Submissions of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (S P Donaghue QC, Intervening)
02/05/2019 Amended Annotated Submissions of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (S P Donaghue QC, Intervening)
02/05/2019 Reply
02/05/2019 Further Amended Written submissions (Plaintiffs)
06/05/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
06/05/2019 Outline of oral argument (Plaintiffs)
06/05/2019 Outline of oral argument (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)
07/05/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
(Pronouncement of orders included)
09/05/2019 Joint submissions concerning costs (Defendants and the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth)
14/08/2019 Judgment (Judgment summary)
