Brogden & Ors v Commissioner of Police Service

[2002] HCATrans 246

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B24 of 2002

B e t w e e n -

GEOFF JOHN BROGDEN, PAUL ANTHONY BARTON, BRETT JOHN EASTWELL and KEVIN JOHN CONNELL

Appellants

and

COMMISSIONER OF THE POLICE SERVICE

Respondent

GLEESON CJ
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J
HAYNE J
CALLINAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT BRISBANE ON MONDAY, 24 JUNE 2002, AT 3.35 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR J.S. DOUGLAS, QC appeared for the appellants.  (instructed by Prisoners’ Legal Services Inc)

MR P.A. KEANE, QC, Solicitor‑General for the State of Queensland appeared for the respondent.  (instructed by the Crown Solicitor for the State of Queensland)

GLEESON CJ:   Mr Keane and Mr Douglas, I understand you are in a position to tell us something about the case of Brogden.

MR DOUGLAS:   Yes, your Honour.  That the Court, by consent, order that the proceedings No B24/2002 pending in this Court be dismissed, and the respondent pay the appellants’ party and party costs associated with the proceedings before this honourable Court and the Supreme Court of Queensland.  There has been a legislative amendment affecting the interpretation issue that arose, your Honours.

GLEESON CJ:   We will make orders in those terms.

MR DOUGLAS:   Thank you, your Honour.

MR KEANE:   If the Court pleases.

AT 3.35 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED