Williams v. Commonwealth of Australia and Ors
Case No.
S307/2010
Case Information
Catchwords
Plaintiff contends that the payment or disbursement by the Commonwealth of monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of the National School Chaplaincy Program, and therefore the Darling Heights Funding Agreement, was not supported by an appropriation made by law, as required by s.83 of the Constitution.
Documents
21/12/2010 Writ of summons
21/12/2010 Notice of constitutional matter
27/01/2011 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney)
25/03/2011 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney)
06/05/2011 Draft case stated
09/05/2011 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra by video link to Sydney & Melbourne)
18/05/2011 Special case
28/06/2011 Written submissions (Plaintiff)
28/06/2011 Chronology
01/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for Western Australia intervening)
11/07/2011 Written submissions (First to Third Defendants)
12/07/2011 Written submissions (Fourth Defendant)
19/07/2011 Reply
19/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales intervening)
20/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)
20/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Queensland intervening)
20/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
25/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania intervening)
26/07/2011 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra by video-link to Adelaide and Perth)
26/07/2011 Amended written submissions (Fourth Defendant)
27/07/2011 First to Third Defendants' reply to interveners
29/07/2011 Further amended written submissions (Plaintiff)
29/07/2011 Amended written submissions (First to Third Defendants)
29/07/2011 Amended written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales intervening)
29/07/2011 Plaintiff's reply to interveners
29/07/2011 Amended written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
29/07/2011 Written submissions (Churches Commission on Education - seeking leave to intervene)
09/08/2011 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
10/08/2011 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
11/08/2011 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
19/08/2011 Further written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania intervening)
19/08/2011 Further written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
01/09/2011 Response to intervener's submissions (First to Third Defendants)
12/09/2011 Supplementary written submissions (Plaintiff)
20/06/2012 Judgment (Judgment summary)