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Constitutional law (Cth) – Parliamentary elections – Reference to Court of Disputed Returns – Where Ms Skye Kakoschke-Moore and Mr Timothy Storer nominated for election as senator for State of South Australia as nominees of Nick Xenophon Team ("NXT") – …

High Court – Practice and procedure – Leave to issue proceedings – Applicant previously unsuccessful in application for special leave to appeal from State Supreme Court judgment – Applicant propounds for filing in the High Court motion claiming …

Constitutional law (Cth) – Parliamentary elections – Reference to Court of Disputed Returns – Where Court held there was a vacancy in representation of Tasmania in Senate – Where Court made directions for special count of ballot papers to fill vacancy – …

Re Lenehan …

Courts and judges – Federal courts - Jurisdiction - Orders made by Federal Court in exercise of jurisdiction conferred by cross-vesting legislation - Status of orders of Federal Court made without jurisdiction - Whether federal law can empower a federal …

Re MacSween; Ex parte Fraser …

High Court Practice – Leave to issue summons - Earlier direction by a Justice that Registrar refuse to issue summons without leave - Purposes of provisions in O 58 r 4(3) High Court Rules - Whether proposed summons clearly meritless or futile - Relevance …

Constitutional Law (Cth) – Judicial power of the Commonwealth - Matter - Claims in Court's original jurisdiction to certiorari for non-jurisdictional error of law on the face of the record in respect of concluded Federal Court litigation - Claimants not …

Re McCawley …

Immigration – Refugees – Application for protection visa on the ground of refugee status – Fear of persecution – Application to High Court for constitutional writs and other relief – Whether arguable breach of requirements of natural justice by delegate …

Immigration – Refugees - Refugee Review Tribunal - Procedural fairness - Whether Tribunal misled applicant into believing factual claim had been accepted as true - Whether Tribunal relied on evidence tendered earlier to disbelieve factual claim without …

Immigration – Refugees - Temporary protection visas - Application for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus under s 75(v) of the Constitution - Where Refugee Review Tribunal found that applicant was an unreliable witness and discounted evidence said to be …