Garlett v Western Australia

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAKIEFEL CJ,GAGELER, KEANE, GORDON, EDELMAN, STEWARD AND GLEESON JJPETER ROBERT GARLETT  APPELLANTANDTHE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ANOR       RESPONDENTSGarlett v Western Australia [2022] HCA 30Date of Hearing: 10 & 11 March 2022Date of Judgment:7 September 2022P56/2021ORDERThe part of the appeal pending in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia removed into the High Court of Australia be dismissed. RepresentationG R Donaldson SC with R Young for the appellant (instructed by Roe Legal Services)Submitting appearance for the first respondentJ A Thomson SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia, with S R Pack for the second respondent (instructed by State Solicitor's Office (WA))A M Mitchelmore SC with M A Hosking for the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, intervening (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales, with J S Caldwell for the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW))G A Thompson QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland, with P M Clohessy and F J Nagorcka for the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland, intervening (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))M J Wait SC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia, with S T O'Flaherty for the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor's Office (SA))R J Orr QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria, with F I Gordon and T M Wood for the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria, intervening (instructed by Victorian...