Williams & Anor v Oates

[1999] HCATrans 188

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Perth  No P47 of 1998

B e t w e e n -

THE HONOURABLE DARYL WILLIAMS QC IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and SENATOR, THE HONOURABLE AMANDA VANSTONE IN HER CAPACITY AS THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appellants

and

ANTONY GORDON OATES

Respondent

Pronouncement of orders

GLEESON CJ
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J
HAYNE J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT BRISBANE ON WEDNESDAY, 23 JUNE 1999, AT 2.19 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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GLEESON CJ:   This appeal was heard in Canberra on 17 June 1999 by a Court comprising Justices McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne and myself.  The Court is in a position now to pronounce its order.  Reasons for judgment will be published later.  The order of the Court is:

1.  Appeal allowed with costs.

2.  Set aside the orders and declaration of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia made on 6 July 1998 and in place thereof order that the appeal to the Full Court be dismissed with costs.

The effect of this order is to discharge the undertaking and stay which were continued until the determination of the appeal on the grant of special leave on 9 October 1998. 

I publish the order of the Court.

AT 2.20 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED