Catchwords
Elections – Senate – Court of Disputed Returns – Petition disputing validity of half Senate election – Validity of Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), ss 211, 211A – Deposit lodged pursuant to s 170 – Whether unsuccessful candidate entitled to refund – Powers of Court pursuant to Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) – Remedies.
Constitutional law – Implied constitutional rights – Freedom of communication about political matters – Whether entitles election candidate to media coverage.
The Constitution, ss 7, 24.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), ss 170, 211, 211A, 355, 358, 362, 364.