Second reading speeches are the things where the relevant Minister stands up in Parliament and extols the virtues of some proposed piece of legislation before putting it to the House for a vote. Courts can refer to these to ascertain the intention of Parliament when faced with legislation that is – perish the thought –… Continue reading

Your judge has found a footnote in a High Court judgment which they would like to cite. Like most High Court judgments, this one has been reported in the Commonwealth Law Reports. The judge cites the CLR version of the case and the footnote number as it appears there. And that’s the end of the… Continue reading