Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Getup Ltd v Electoral Commissioner [2010] FCA 869 Citation: Getup Ltd v Electoral Commissioner [2010] FCA 869
Parties: GETUP LTD and SOPHIE JESSICA TREVITT v ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
File number(s): NSD 917 of 2010
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 13 August 2010
Catchwords: ELECTIONS – Enrolment – Electronic submission of enrolment claim – Enrolment claim digitally signed using an electronic device – Whether requirements of Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) satisfied – Whether enrolment claim was "in order" for purposes of s 102 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth)
Legislation: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) ss 93, 98AA, 98, 99, 101, 102, 336 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) ss 6, 8, 10
Cases cited: Goodman v J Eban [1954] 1 QBD 550 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 cited
Date of hearing: 12 August 2010
Date of last submissions: 12 August 2010
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 31
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr J Kirk with Ms A Rao
Solicitor for the Applicants: Marque Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr J Renwick
Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION NSD 917 of 2010
BETWEEN: GETUP LTD
First Applicant
SOPHIE JESSICA TREVITT
Second Applicant
AND: ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
Respondent
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