Attorney General v 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors [2006] NSWCA 349

226 FLR 62 Reported Decision : 97 ALD 426 [2007] ALMD 6721 236 ALR 385

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Attorney General v 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors [2006] NSWCA 349

HEARING DATE(S): 27 November 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 11 December 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Hodgson JA at 96; Ipp JA at 118

DECISION: A declaration that the Appeal Panel of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal has no jurisdiction to determine whether s49ZT of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), should be read down so as not to infringe the constitutional implication of freedom of communication about government or political matters.

CATCHWORDS: ADMINSTRATIVE LAW – Particular Tribunals – Powers of ADT to interpret provisions in conformity with the Commonwealth Constitution – Administrative Decisions Appeal Act, s115(1) – Interpretation Act, s31(1) - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – COMMONWEALTH – Effect of registration scheme which gives judicial force to a State tribunal decision containing consideration of the Commonwealth Constitution – Impermissible exercise of Federal jurisdiction – Constitution, Chapter III

Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s15A Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997, ss 82,113,115,118,119,122 LEGISLATION CITED: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, ss 49ZT,108,110,111,114 Interpretation Act 1987, s31 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 39,78B The Constitution (Cth), cl 5, ss 71,75,76,77

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