Re Barrow

[2017] HCA 47
Judgment date
Case number
M122/2017
Before
Edelman J
Catchwords

Practice and procedure – Leave to issue or file document – Where applicant seeks declaration various steps are reasonable in order for him not to be incapable under s 44(i) of Constitution of being chosen as Senator – Whether declaration involves a justiciable matter.

Words and phrases – "advisory opinion", "all steps that are reasonably required", "declaration", "foreign citizenship", "hypothetical facts", "incapable of being chosen", "matter".

Constitution – s 44(i).

High Court Rules 2004 (Cth) – r 6.07.2.

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