High Court of Australia
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY
No M22 of 1988
BETWEEN
ROBERT CLIVE FORDHAM and THE STATE OF VICTORIA
Applicants
- and -
GARETH EVANS, BHP PETROLEUM
PTY LTD, ESSO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION AUSTRALIAN INC_ and
QIL BASINS LIMITED
Respondents
ORDER
TARE. oS
Ronald C. Beazley
Victorian Government Solicitor 200 Queen Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
No. M22 of 1988 MELBOURNE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY
BETWEEN:
ROBERT CLIVE FORDHAM and THE STATE OF VICTORIA
Applicants
~and-
GARETH EVANS, BHP PETROLEUM PTY LTD, ESSO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION AUSTRALIA INC and OIL BASINS LIMITED
Respondents
BEFORE HER HONOUR JUSTICE GAUDRON FRIDAY THE 6TH DAY OF MAY 1994
| ee"éummons FOR DIRECTIONS coming on for hearing this day at Canberra AND UPON READING the summons dated the 28th day of April 1994 and the affidavit of David Joseph Janson sworn the 27th day of April 1994 AND UPON HEARING Mr M A Adams one of Her Majesty's Counsel for the applicants and Mr R R S Tracey one of Her Majesty's Counsel for the first respondent and Mr J G Judd of
Counsel for the second and third respondents and Mr R Merkel one
of Her Majesty's Counsel for the fourth respondent IT IS ORDERED
that:
1. The applicants serve on the respondents within 28 days their proposed case stated, stating inter alia the material facts upon which they rely and the constitutional provisions which they contend have been infringed, and stating what or what part of the Excise Act 1901 and the Excise Tariff Act 1921, and any
regulations, by-laws, administerial directions
[2
thereunder, contravene the Constitution or otherwise involve an invalid exercise of power conferred thereunder, and a statement of the material facts upon which they rely to support each contention that the
Constitution has been infringed.
The respondents serve on the applicants any proposed amendments to the case stated within 42 days of service
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