On the question of whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry…..
On 8 August 2017 the Turnbull Government announced it would proceed with a voluntary postal plebiscite if the Senate again refused to pass the Bill for a compulsory attendance plebiscite.
On 9 August the Finance Minister announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics would conduct a voluntary postal survey of citizens registered to vote.
On 10 August proceedings were commenced in the High Court challenging the minister’s power to expend monies to conduct this survey.
High Court of Australia, August 2017:
Documents*
10/08/2017 Application
for an order to show cause
10/08/2017 Notice of
constitutional matter (Plaintiffs)
11/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney v/ link
Melbourne)
14/08/2017 Amended
Application for an order to show cause
16/08/2017 Appearance
(Defendant 4, Submitting)
17/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane v/link
Melbourne & Sydney)
23/08/2017 Written
submissions (Plaintiffs)
23/08/2017 Chronology
30/08/2017 Written
submissions (Defendants)
01/09/2017 Reply
05/09/2017 Hearing (Full
Court, Melbourne)
*The
due dates shown for documents on this page are indicative only.
Related matter:
M106/2017 –
Australian Marriage Equality Ltd & Anor v. Minister for Finance Mathias
Cormann & Anor
Documents*
10/08/2017 Writ of
summons
10/08/2017 Statement of
claim
10/08/2017 Notice of
constitutional matter (Plaintiffs)
11/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney v/link
Melbourne)
14/08/2017 Amended
Statement of claim
16/08/2017 Defence
(First Defendant)
16/08/2017 Submitting
Appearance (Second Defendant)
17/08/2017 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane v/link
Melbourne & Sydney)
21/08/2017 Special case
23/08/2017 Written
submissions (Plaintiffs)
23/08/2017 Chronology
30/08/2017 Written
submissions (First Defendant)
01/09/2017 Reply
05/09/2017 Hearing (Full
Court, Melbourne)
*The due
dates shown for documents on this page are indicative only.
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