Langer v Cwealth of Aus

[1996] HCATrans 28

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Registry  No C2 of 1993

B e t w e e n -

ALBERT LANGER

Plaintiff

and

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

First Defendant

AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Second Defendant

BRIAN COX

Third Defendant

Delivery of formal order

BRENNAN CJ

DAWSON J
TOOHEY J
GAUDRON J
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1996, AT 10.19 AM

(Continued from 4/10/95)

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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BRENNAN CJ: Having regard to the commencement of the relevant period for the purposes of section 329A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), the Court now answers the question reserved in this case. Reasons will follow in due course. The decision of the Court is by majority. The order of the Court is:

1. Answer the question reserved as follows. Is section 329A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 a valid enactment of the Parliament of the Commonwealth?

Answer:  Yes.

2.  The plaintiff pay the defendants’ costs of the question reserved.

AT 10.19 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED