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Case information
Catchwords
Alleged inconsistency of the North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability and Another Act Amendment Act 2013 (Qld) with a Commonwealth law, namely the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) - hence state legislation is invalid by operation of s 109 of the Constitution
Documents
06/06/2014 Writ of summons
17/06/2014 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiff)
19/08/2014 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane)
28/11/2014 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane v/link to Sydney)
06/02/2015 Written submissions (Plaintiff)
06/02/2015 Chronology (Plaintiff)
06/03/2015 Written submissions (Defendant)
13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)
13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales intervening)
13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
20/03/2015 Reply (Plaintiff)
25/07/2016 Notice of discontinuance (Plaintiff)