ADMTIMISTRAUTVE "All - ane tication to review ¢: rest roUL lsiena. reruenyimg GFrrcet oa. ept four nemirat i ou coe bo lee sutagk Monge of S$e@preserntative «lection - valid onomiear- a oT avcempaniet .7 €25' an legal tender ac alee mee tar er lta Arpliecant 'a persem who 1s aggrieved! - valiecty ou '"oranty awl banktig oy tom oan Baothealia o- mest 2) bhes tree Ramin O22 fb steer ebro que" = pomant. 7 hime yt oc cctenbt a. Comm nyeaith ib ft 23128 ss.les, 1, + Vor gt eatirs Tes _ note 'Toadicial Beye: wo boro n ce rrp ral %s of Evunange Avr 14u4 5, 380A PARPRICK LEG th AUY 7. RISTPALIAN EPEOCVCRs] ft oMMT oo. TRALIA ret BETWEED : PALE ob TPO CUSACK fgopbircank ANT- Au; LPALLAN ELECTORAL COVMIZ-7 4 Reger ori: rl. INDGr MAKING Opies - SPEND oT, DATE OF ORDER: WHERE THE COURT ORDEPY V- AP: L Aur wats cn Git? of L9R4 be qe sed 2 Armereant pay respondent ~ Pap ia Lc traget unliiding reserve]: -, 1 unie 2 otherwise agreed J mee af roast OQ CUSACK AND- noo EMETE ALIGN SLECTOPAL COMMIS' Ton Re steph! CDENDIk 1 REASONS POR oMioMt tT The wer 2 vit seeks to review olech- eu iade by Me orate in the "tate ¢ y yeenclarl rr= ta have reviewer slot co lavised were, tnato tne other 2 tormally correct noma. tae ey cf Messe > FLT Moore M.F Forey, wo .8.5.F. Peeters, aed for o1 December i9ja Hols of Pepresentatives <hlection., were ac erred as Valid becvise undividual deposits oF chlo in cpm ob money! deser-bed as oeirlhe, Leal tender ny bathe, lo lne ye ucre Lote! with tihase oaomin earns and vonformed walhow clos eed bebe yar ihe fonmonwealth Eusrhura Agt PGR Cbs eo! szonal Returnirg uttice:r for the dace a th The atfidayvit mnatertal of Mz Tay7 ir uielacut-+ That hie aid in fact accept the nominations fer these tcur var 'idares Fs the seat ef kyan ara not affidavit ascerts Feat oom ye ro mittititr 3s complred witha the -sunirements of oss.ar6 any UL orp. fot, are accorsinaly vere oo _onerred and moto fs sted rr bal is) fur pe shate- teat och pes pack cf cone cardi we Whagee For rh ayy Tt yt Fande. sas aad Wah. cecpeeet Ll ta cere a tees tel Shae hhankee' s ene oes ey terdeed wath weep oh toe ET orp me macdumse of Mr Fe-ters -nd Mr ot wits. Section 1 9 ar the Act deems, amonyst Thee thangs, Fha no nemination be valid unless 1t 1s acccompsnied, in the case of 4 person nominated as a neamber of the Heise ob Fenrecannatives uo? Al $256 in leqa, tender or in banker's rtheque. At the oavect T was concerned as to Ghetmey Me Lusae had standina to oring this application, tur Fe Frekfora, wn appes-ed on veha_t of tne Australian Tle ter al armege : pen, pace no Print ag be Ghe ther "e Cusack could mrerer wv ow peer net e414 person agariesed Foc the purposes «f -.F ot os Adwi-astear ees Dec3 ions (unica beview) Act 1977 Loretep sroce Frat egac first, Tashevys Ltiv. Minister f- ee ALT €4 and the cbservatins cy 'ligeake Tloia p.79, and further to the observations iy Zit Nige Borgo ar 7 Veare dyoatr Frlsto.ercs Co-operative Malls stot ov. Sanmermann (198): 23 ALR Oth Im the light, hewever, of ine attrrude expressed by Mr fickford, nothing further meed be tari su be Me Cusack's standing. The second matter of a preliminacy nature that i v-n To mention 1s that ater Mr Cusack had concluded bis aammi cic ns an Tuesday morning of thi tee and at which point bLowtqert teed boo further rearing -f kee application untziio this, morte, 1 se concerned that af in Feet anything were To bt ia hb Wayoout reviewing those dectisions, each cf the four persens -amed vase nomination were the subtvect of the decision oiqnt prepearly toa re made parties. In t*s lignc, nowever, of the cecissona To omick 4 nave ocome, Io nave mon wad to consider, tue "# - tity oo: "haus f tO persons having tie right to be heard in vespecc "fF hese applications. Tne tnald natier hy way of erelamincs, an rs Le rentuom lo this: "ero cand an aseaenaeb ey er ora, 'ee = vara Yave PN ow Mumser ol we eceeeiinas, both ur Ebes .agseo es Curr, ur the Pederuis Court, andl ano une Pull Court vf .ar- meer, ocenght, Fy one means cr anctre.s, tC pursue the valrtiocy oF che eters» end obankinwe svi em ap saurtralia The werkeas py ote boooreak man@amenr il on jective. tas Sen pursued have yviopiei, Ae cee ou rghr 1 ry ardensa for the vitw teat each of them, a ther. ser v reen pursuing wnat mismnt colloquially be catia? "nee ino ot eae bonnets" about rh validity or otherwise of the getiol Lv wsich degal obligations are di:cscnarged in this courtry I have pat yently listened te Ents and ckle applications, andi _* may be that where weujr cries thoy applications as ih- applications of retxr-73 hobo ponstianaqires that rassible giew, ° nave addressed myselr ta the ter) © eb tay application. AL tna ener oop Me Cusack's atrbreariom ss th ase stien > re) + U i) be Y +eB) fe 1D exists by whicn the remolemenis oF s.y0 27 the act can ve clin itet with. IT have, a) snothe: appiteltion, dismissed an wpye Taom ro the validity sF 2.1 GU mnie es AL on the basis oF sam claimed anconsistency either by Magra Carter or by the Great Churt cr cf liaburbies (see Cusack vv. Aurctralian Flectoral Commissrortr ooneerd ten uate pu elivered 6 Nowembes tide. This applisarion is concerned soleiy rntn an aptec ci ™ which 1s sald te be based on the require of the as amended, and the cweooelusienus to be draw: as ta the valifity of the nominaticns in rhe fret of thurs prov. Lons. FPoundiamertal oof this applictatec.: ber Al Suc ack 1s a Misarereheneieon ao te ree purpose oat bare Tu GE Jae. and, Tare vend, RB PAL caeains ay ts shat LL Tear: ws 'Lee, =". ier Legal tender rs ltr. eee Frar rc tenet go or OFfer of caymenft im a Porm whieh oe ure wana, ret rrtig a to accept. The Currency Act provides For Lie existence af coppec, mickel and bronze coins for relatively om.2t awountes. "iy A t-pder of payment of marty tc oto ge? hander if at is made in coins that we "ade and irgsaed urder this Act and ave of curser wey qht ur o..." ro certain defined amounts. This proviston simpy tour tbat 7 pers n Can Gicchardw an obligation up to those defoned anounts Ly the tendering of cains. He is not able, '2 lnstance, fa discharge a debt ter $250 by tendering 16,900 one cent coins: any ouch plurported tender is not a tender 'that the oerson wend be opliged to acvept. On the other hand, a terder of . bus fare of 79 cents by 24 one cent coins would be a Jevral tanner dher coe Jeals with the question oo tires reres 33 ceqal fender, © Sr or tne reserve Bank Act 19°35 pretade- im fs o-s.f ite - "tla Aucryaliaen netes are oa id ro cS the vagnout svustralia. And tren im gsun-c7. Patios "(2) For tie nurposes of tne ia-t pre ledtr, sub-section, an Australian more oof 3 derowinaticn specified in the first column of the followirg table has che value of na currency provided for by the Currency am lyeS that 1s set out in the secind esiumr at the table opposite to the derarinatlon uf tnat note." rm That table, wher me looks at wh, 2.8 siete - lee PrOVLZlON enriblones tne conversion of notss cirres la ui chabling and pounds to be exer Lad essed in dollars and certs, amd eo sub--.9 74) merely has a trans_'- anal character. Certzun ce therefore clearly prowltes Phat were Lire, 1B notes area a ley naer throughout Avetrari3. pooh ae thet a! at is passible tom diccharge obligations cy pryirgy coins up ti toe defined Timit crayited Fer by Part IV cr yop netes Of whitever seremanations. Lomiqghy at:ra mention that generail: HOM ory 2% us thot a crevitor re n-t obliged toa sive hance Thy setant sry Due waist be teodere3; that 1s the primary obilete ou But an any evant, if one has ta aiest ieee ap cparrarie- of 5.50 as :.1790 of the Act requires, thar camnore dore by payurncy tnat -um ny Austyalian bank notes fo the "slue ou. 27S ar fe Australian bane motes to ai lesser tum vilhoooen roirs tuba eo far ay tas requirements of oc.) mt tae Bok oct cencerned as 2 4 canker's cheque, what +.i73 doer is to ean the of liqation rer i. ei by the gection ts be di-cracged 2 tie out feo cays; that 2: t» say, by the teruer remot birder, cites may b> Austr iltan rites exaclusiveiy,or Sle tbabbar tia ne eto coin; amd che geconmt method 1s Ay the temdie ot ube ona m1 by barker' s ioneque. ws J un Dovyston 2otonre ws a provision which specilceally refers to chedue" Anewr pe Lana oe itself. etutos "a0 ho' Art provinces: - weld iso teabboces or this drvrsias, wnelutes a hanver s draft payable sr apavm ¢ soon bet slf of a bark vor Jrether pocabi: at 'the head otfice vy "ther oFracc ur tue Bank," That ts to say, ~ayment cy a banker's cheque 14 2 payment chi 2 1s recognised by the Bills of Exchange Act ana 15 a wetnol fer which 3.170 providi-s «a2 a surficient discharce of Fre et jation iov which that section calls. an Chose circumstances, the decisions by Mr accepr Cae nomiiatien, wich Mr Cusack conrade. yrs farmaliy torrect 2: their compiritce with the requrre ant oof - rom aud 17?\2) ef the Act, are decisions which ac? lawotlt aero bn oy Vagior, and, aimdeeac, en che light of the wboigl tae: -LORLSi ur sub-3.i77.1), are Qo PSL OTs that he 2s oer tare wr thar statutory provision to make. It follows, treevefore, that the dec1ices or aauyloc Lo accept the neminalienys ot each of the four c-cstidites f re che qivision of Ryan are decisions which, assuming that "ep Luvack kt A te n i zn standing to challenge them, are decisions WMiick are is + yaviewable on tne grounds that he has advancea. In those circumstances, the application by Mr dismissed. With regard to costs and applying the principles on which costs are to be awarded, that is to ought properly and ordinarily to follow the event, I applicant to pay the respondent's costs, sucn costs to if not agreed, thos2 costs to include reserved costs, 1 toowufy that ae on' the 7 Cusack is ordinary say, they order the be taxed, s~ ching "WSS AVE true CULy oF Tra iesscar fer iudgmenth» a srs Aascotr Mr Juste. J acador