Electoral Regulation Research Network Newsletter December 2013 Table of Contents Message from the Director 1 News 2-4 ERRN Research Collaboration Initiative 5-6 Forthcoming Events 7 ERRN Event Reports 8-9 Recent Publications 10 ERRN Working Papers Series 11-12 Case Notes: 13-17 • AEC petition to the High Court regarding Senate election • Unions New South Wales v State of New South Wales (High Court) • Queensland Police Union of Employees v Queensland (High Court) • The Age journalists admit to illegally accessing ALP electoral database • Beswick, in the matter of an Election for an Office in the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association v Swetman [2013] FCA 642 (Federal Court, 18 June 2013) • Mylne v Return & Services League of Australia (Qld Branch) Maroochydoore Sub Branch Inc [2013] QSC 179 (Qld Supreme Court, 20 June 2013) • Horn v Australian Electoral Commission [2013] WASC 72 (WA Supreme Court, 7 March 2013) • Banerji v Bowles [2013] FCCA 1052 (Federal Circuit Court, 9 August 2013) • AA v BB (2013) 296 ALR 353 (Vic Supreme Court, 20 March 2013) • The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268 (NSW Court of Appeal, 21 February 2013, High Court, 6 September 2013) • Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australia Division) Inc v City of Armadale [2013] WASC 27 (WA Supreme Court 18 January 2013) • O’Flaherty v Sydney City Council (2013) 210 FCR 484 (Federal Court, 15 April 2013) • Muldoon v Melbourne City Council [2013] FCA 994 (Federal Court, 1 October 2013) Newsletter Team Democratic Audit Rob Hoffman & Nathaniel Reader Newsletter Editors of Australia Ben Saunders Legal Editor Jean Goh ERRN Administrator Contact Us email us:
[email protected] www.law.unimelb.edu.au/errn www.law.unimelb.edu.au/errn Message from the Director The aftermath of the recent federal election has clearly illustrated the topicality of electoral issues.