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Case information
Catchwords
Constitutional law - Limitation on State legislative power – Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ("Act") s 93X - Implied freedom of association – Whether s 93X of Act impermissibly burdens implied freedom of association.
Constitutional law – Limitation on State legislative power – Implied freedom of political communication – Whether s 93X of Act impermissibly burdens implied freedom of political communication.
Constitutional law – Commonwealth executive power conferred by s 61 of the Constitution – Exercise of executive power ratifying International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights article 22 – Whether s 93X of Act undermines executive power of Commonwealth in circumstances where it restricts exercise of freedom of association.
Documents
14/02/2014 Hearing (Removal, Sydney)
21/02/2014 Cause removed
05/03/2014 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra v/link to Sydney)
26/03/2014 Written submissions (Plaintiff - Forster)
26/03/2014 Chronology (Plaintiff - Forster)
28/03/2014 Written submissions (Plaintiffs - Tajjour & Hawthorne)
28/03/2014 Chronology (Plaintiff - Tajjour)
28/03/2014 Chronology (Plaintiff - Hawthorne)
10/04/2014 Written submissions (Australian Human Rights Commission seeking leave to intervene or appear as amicus curiae)
14/04/2014 Written submissions (Defendant)
28/04/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)
28/04/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)
28/04/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
29/04/2014 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Queensland intervening)
12/05/2014 Reply (Plaintiff - Tajjour)
12/05/2014 Reply (Plaintiff - Hawthorne)
12/05/2014 Reply (Plaintiff - Forster)
05/06/2014 Amended written submissions (Plaintiff - Forster)
10/06/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
11/06/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
08/10/2014 Judgment (Judgment summary)