Vickie Lee Roach v Electoral Commissioner and Commonwealth of Australia
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vickie_Lee_Roach_v_Electoral_Commissioner_and_Commonwealth_of_Australia
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Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:[2007]_HCA_43
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| gptkbp:date |
2007-08-30
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkb:Electoral_Commissioner |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Vickie_Lee_Roach_v_Electoral_Commissioner_and_Commonwealth_of_Australia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vickie Lee Roach v Electoral Commissioner and Commonwealth of Australia
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Australia
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| gptkbp:legalIssue |
prisoner voting rights
interpretation of Section 44(ii) of the Australian Constitution |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Vickie_Lee_Roach
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| gptkbp:result |
law banning prisoners serving sentences of 3 years or more from voting was upheld
law banning all prisoners from voting was unconstitutional |
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case on implied right to vote in Australia
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Roach_v_Electoral_Commissioner_[2007]_HCA_43
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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