Catchwords
Constitutional law – Constitution ss 54, 75(v), 83 – Postal survey of opinions on same-sex marriage – Where Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No 1 of 2017-2018) (“Determination”) increased departmental item for Australian Bureau of Statistics by $122m to make funding available for “voluntary postal plebiscite” – Whether Determination invalid because Appropriation Act (No 1) 2017-2018 (Cth) s 10 does not authorise Minister to make determination amending sch 1 of Act to appropriate funds for expenditure outside “ordinary annual services” of government – Whether Determination invalid because expenditure not “unforeseen” within meaning of s 10(1)(b).
10/08/2017 Writ of summons
10/08/2017 Statement of claim
10/08/2017 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiffs)
11/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney v/link Melbourne)
14/08/2017 Amended Statement of claim
16/08/2017 Defence (First Defendant)
16/08/2017 Submitting Appearance (Second Defendant)
17/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane v/link Melbourne & Sydney)
21/08/2017 Special case
23/08/2017 Written submissions (Plaintiffs)
23/08/2017 Chronology
30/08/2017 Written submissions (First Defendant and Commonwealth Attorney-General intervening)
01/09/2017 Reply
05/09/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Melbourne) (Audio-visual recording)
06/09/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Melbourne) (Audio-visual recording)
07/09/2017 Hearing - Pronouncement of orders (Full Court, Melbourne)
28/09/2017 Judgment