Duncan v New South Wales

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,HAYNE, KIEFEL, BELL, GAGELER, KEANE AND NETTLE JJMatter No S119/2014TRAVERS WILLIAM DUNCAN  PLAINTIFFANDTHE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES  DEFENDANTMatter No S138/2014NUCOAL RESOURCES LIMITED  PLAINTIFFANDSTATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES  DEFENDANTMatter No S206/2014CASCADE COAL PTY LIMITED & ORS  PLAINTIFFSANDTHE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES  DEFENDANTDuncan v New South WalesNuCoal Resources Limited v New South WalesCascade Coal Pty Limited v New South Wales[2015] HCA 1315 April 2015S119/2014, S138/2014 & S206/2014ORDERMatter No S119/2014The questions asked by the parties in the special case dated 18 September 2014 and referred for consideration by the Full Court be answered as follows:Question 1Are clauses 1 to 13 of Schedule 6A to the Mining Act 1992 (NSW), or any of them, invalid?Answer No.Question 2Who should pay the costs of this Special Case? Answer The plaintiff. Matter No S138/2014The questions asked by the parties in the special case dated 23 September 2014 and referred for consideration by the Full Court be answered as follows:Question 1Are clauses 1 to 13 of Schedule 6A to the Mining Act 1992 (NSW), or any of them, invalid?Answer No.Question 2Is clause 11 of Schedule 6A to the Mining Act inconsistent with the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and inoperative to the extent of that inconsistency? AnswerThis question does not arise on the facts of the special case. Question 3Who should pay the costs of the special case? Answer The plaintiff. Matter No S206/2014The questions asked by the parties in the special case dated 23 September 2014 and referred for consideration by the...