Catchwords
Questions referred by the Senate - Court of Disputed Returns - Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) - s376, s377 - Qualification of Senator - Constitution - s44(i)
Questions
- whether by reason of s 44(i) of the Constitution, there is a vacancy in the representation of New South Wales in the Senate for the place for which Senator Fiona Nash was returned;
- if the answer to Question (a) is “yes”, by what means and in what manner that vacancy should be filled;
- what directions and other orders, if any, should the Court make in order to hear and finally dispose of this reference; and
- what, if any, orders should be made as to the costs of these proceedings.
05/09/2017 Reference from the President of the Senate
15/09/2017 Hearing – Determination (Single Justice, Canberra v/link to Melbourne and Sydney)
15/09/2017 Hearing – Directions (Single Justice, Canberra v/link to Melbourne, Sydney)
18/09/2017 Notice of constitutional matter (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth)
26/09/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth)
27/09/2017 Chronology
28/09/2017 Written submissions (Senator Nash)
03/10/2017 Written submissions (Mr Kennett as Amicus Curiae)
06/10/2017 Reply (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth)
10/10/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
11/10/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
12/10/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
27/10/2017 Judgment (Judgment Summary)
02/11/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra)
10/11/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra)
13/11/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth)
13/11/2017 Written submissions (Ms H Hughes)
13/11/2017 Written submissions (Mr Kennett as amicus curiae)
15/11/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
20/11/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney v/link Melbourne)
06/12/2017 Publication of Reasons (Judgment summary)
11/12/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra v/link Melbourne & Sydney)
22/12/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney v/link Melbourne)