Re McBain; Ex Parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJRE JOHN McBAIN   SECOND RESPONDENTEX PARTE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC  APPLICANTSBISHOPS CONFERENCE & ANORRe McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 1618 April 2002C22/2000ORDERApplication dismissed with costs.Representation:D F Jackson QC with J A McCarthy QC and M Christie for the applicants (instructed by Dibbs Barker Gosling)No appearance for the first respondentF P Hampel QC with S J Moloney for the second respondent (instructed by John W Ball & Sons)Interveners:R G Orr QC with R Sofroniou intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)R J Ellicott QC with A J Tudehope intervening on behalf of the Australian Family Association (instructed by O'Hara & Company)B W Walker SC with K L Eastman intervening on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (instructed by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)C M Maxwell QC with K L Emerton intervening on behalf of the Women's Electoral Lobby (Victoria) Inc (instructed by Blake Dawson Waldron)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJRE JOHN McBAIN   SECOND RESPONDENTEX PARTE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF                            APPLICANTTHE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA EX REL THE AUSTRALIAN EPISCOPALCONFERENCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHRe McBain; Ex parte Attorney-General (Cth) ex rel Australian Episcopal Conference of the Roman Catholic Church 18 April 2002C6/2001ORDERApplication dismissed with costs.Representation:D F Jackson QC with J A McCarthy...