Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Ananda-Rajah v Crawford [2022] FCA 620 File number: VID 279 of 2022
Judgment of: MOSHINSKY J
Date of judgment: 21 May 2022
Date of publication of reasons: 25 May 2022
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for interim injunction – where the applicants were candidates in a federal election – where certain signs erected in the electoral divisions in which they were standing for election – where the applicants made an urgent application on the election day for an interim injunction to have the signs removed – where the signs purported to have been authorised by a named individual – where no one with that name was on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll – where a Google search did not return anyone with that name – where the signs stated that they were authorised by the "Business Owners and Contractors Union" – where an association with a similar name existed – where the name on the signs did not include the full name of the association – where the address on the signs appeared to be incorrect or incomplete – whether the applicants had established a prima facie case – whether the balance of convenience favoured the grant of an interim mandatory injunction for removal of the signs – held: injunction granted CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (CTH) – elections – authorisation of electoral matter – requirements for authorisation of electoral matter – where certain signs erected in the electoral divisions in which the applicants were standing for election – where the signs purported to have been authorised by a named individual – where no one with that name was on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll – where a Google search did not return anyone with that name – where the signs stated that they were authorised by the "Business Owners and Contractors Union" – where an association with a similar name existed – where the name on the signs did not include the full name of the association – where the address on the signs appeared to be incorrect or incomplete – where the applicants, who were candidates in a federal election, made an urgent application on the election day for an interim injunction to have the signs removed
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