North Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service Inc v Bradley

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE, CALLINAN AND HEYDON JJNORTH AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL LEGAL AID SERVICE INC  APPELLANTANDHUGH BURTON BRADLEY & ANOR  RESPONDENTSNorth Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service Inc v Bradley[2004] HCA 3117 June 2004D2/2003ORDERAppeal dismissed.On appeal from the Federal Court of AustraliaRepresentation:S J Gageler SC with A R Moses and P D Keyzer for the appellant (instructed by Geoff James)No appearance for the first respondentT I Pauling QC, Solicitor-General for the Northern Territory, with P J Hanks QC for the second respondent (instructed by Solicitor for the Northern Territory)Interveners:D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, with C J Horan intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales, with M J Leeming intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of New South Wales)C J Kourakis QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia, with C D Bleby intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor of the State of South Australia)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSNorth Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service Inc v BradleyStatutes – Construction – Magistrates Act (NT), s 6 – Requirement that a magistrate be paid such remuneration and allowances as determined from time to time by the Administrator –...