Sue v Hill
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Sue v Hill was an Australian court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 23 June 1999. It concerned a dispute over the apparent return of a candidate, Heather Hill, to the Australian Senate in the 1998 federal election. The result was challenged on the basis that Hill was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia, and that section 44(i) of the Constitution of Australia prevents any person who is the citizen of a "foreign power" from being elected to the Parliament of Australia. The High Court found that, at least for the purposes of section 44(i), the United Kingdom is a foreign power to Australia.
Sue v Hill | |
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Court | High Court of Australia |
Full case name | Sue v Hill & Anor; Sharples v Hill & Anor |
Decided | 23 June 1999 |
Citation(s) | [1999] HCA 30, (1999) 199 CLR 462. |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Gleeson (Chief Justice), Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne & Callinan (Justices) |
Case opinions | |
(4:3)That the High Court of Australia (sitting as the Court of Disputed Claims) had Jurisdiction over the case.[1][2] Assent: Gleeson (CJ), Gaudron, Gummow & Hayne (J) [1] |