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Judgment date
Case number
C15/2016
Before
Gageler J
Catchwords
Constitutional law (Cth) – Judicial power – Election of Senator – Validity – Court of Disputed Returns – Power to hear petition – Whether non-judicial –Constitution, Ch III – Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), Pt XXII, Div II.
Practice and procedure – High Court of Australia – Failure to raise argument at hearing – Principles applicable – Validity – Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), Pt XXII, Div II. Constitution, ss 44(ii), 44(iii), 45, 47.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) – Pt XXII.