HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GAGELER J
IN THE MATTER OF QUESTIONS REFERRED TO THE COURT OF
DISPUTED RETURNS PURSUANT TO SECTION 376 OF THE
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 (CTH) CONCERNING
SENATOR RODNEY NORMAN CULLETON
Re Culleton
[2017] HCA 3
31 January 2017
C15/2016
ORDER
1.
The summons filed by Senator Culleton on 12 January 2017 is
dismissed.
2.
The costs of the summons are excluded from such order as may be
made to the effect that Senator Culleton's costs of the proceeding on
the reference be paid by the Commonwealth.
Representation
P E King with P W Lithgow appearing on behalf of Senator Rodney
Norman Culleton (instructed by Maitland Lawyers)
N J Williams SC with B K Lim appearing on behalf of the AttorneyGeneral of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government
Solicitor)
No appearance for the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Stephen
Parry
Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject
to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law
Reports.