Roach v Electoral Commissioner

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	High Court case
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:[2007]_HCA_43 gptkb:Rowe_v_Electoral_Commissioner
gptkbp:constitution	gptkb:Section_24_of_the_Australian_Constitution gptkb:Section_7_of_the_Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date	26 September 2007
gptkbp:decision	Prisoner voting ban for all prisoners struck down Prisoner voting ban for sentences of 3 years or more upheld
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Electoral_Commissioner
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Hayne_J
gptkbp:externalLink	https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/2007/43.html
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Roach_v_Electoral_Commissioner_[2007]_HCA_43
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Roach v Electoral Commissioner
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:legalIssue	Constitutional validity of prisoner voting restrictions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canberra,_Australia
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Crennan_J gptkb:Gleeson_CJ gptkb:Gummow_J gptkb:Kirby_J
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Vickie_Lee_Roach
gptkbp:predecessor	Prisoner voting rights cases in Australia
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918
gptkbp:result	Pre-2006 law disenfranchising prisoners serving 3+ years upheld 2006 amendments to disenfranchise all prisoners found invalid
gptkbp:significance	Recognised implied right to vote in the Australian Constitution
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:constitutional_law Prisoner rights Electoral law
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4