Day v Australian Electoral Officer (SA)

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,KIEFEL, BELL, GAGELER, KEANE, NETTLE AND GORDON JJMatter No S77/2016ROBERT JOHN DAY  PLAINTIFFANDAUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA & ANOR  DEFENDANTSMatter No S109/2016PETER JAMES MADDEN & ORS  PLAINTIFFSANDAUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF TASMANIA & ORS  DEFENDANTSDay v Australian Electoral Officer for the State of South AustraliaMadden v Australian Electoral Officer for the State of Tasmania[2016] HCA 2013 May 2016S77/2016 & S109/2016ORDERMatter No S77/20161.Application dismissed.2.The plaintiff pay the second defendant's costs of the application.Matter No S109/20161.Application dismissed.2.The plaintiffs pay the eighth defendant's costs of the application.RepresentationP E King with F C Brohier for the plaintiff in S77/2016 (instructed by McKells Solicitors)P E King for the plaintiffs in S109/2016 (instructed by McKells Solicitors)Submitting appearance for the first defendant in S77/2016Submitting appearance for the first to seventh defendants in S109/2016N J Williams SC with N J Owens and C L Lenehan for the second defendant in S77/2016 and the eighth defendant in S109/2016 (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSDay v Australian Electoral Officer for the State of South AustraliaMadden v Australian Electoral Officer for the State of TasmaniaConstitutional law – Election of Senators – Validity of provisions of Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) as amended by Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 2016 (Cth) – Whether provisions for voting above or below dividing line on ballot paper prescribed more than one method of choosing Senators contrary...