Eastman v The Australian Capital Territory & Ors

[2008] HCATrans 359

[2008] HCATrans 359

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  No C5 of 2008

B e t w e e n -

DAVID HAROLD EASTMAN

Applicant

and

THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Respondent

Office of the Registry
  No C6 of 2008

B e t w e e n -

DAVID HAROLD EASTMAN

Applicant

and

THE HONOURABLE JEFFREY ALLAN MILES

First Respondent

ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Second Respondent

Pronouncement of orders and publication of reasons

KIRBY J
HEYDON J
KIEFEL J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2008, AT 9.19 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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KIEFEL J:   These applications were listed for hearing in Canberra on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 before the Court comprising Justices Kirby, Heydon and myself.  The Court indicated on that date that it would consider how best to proceed in both of these applications and announce its decisions in due course.

Justice Kirby would dismiss the applications.  I publish his reasons.  Justice Heydon and I would also dismiss the applications.  I publish our reasons.

AT 9.19 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED