Recent Decisions
This page was last updated 5 December 2019, and includes decisions from September 2019.
AUSTRALIA
High Court – public law decisions
Pending & reserved cases – constitutional law
- Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia B43/2018 and B64/2018
- BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster S152/2019; Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthall S154/2019
- Smethurst v Commissioner of Police S196/2019
- KMC v Director of Public Prosecutions (SA) A20/2019
Pending & reserved cases – administrative law
- CNY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection M72/2019
- Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia S262/2019
- CXXXVIII v Commonwealth of Australia A30/2019
Pending & reserved cases – Native title
- State of WA v Manado on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group; State of Western Australia v Augustine on behalf of the Jabirr Jabirr / Ngumbarl Native Title Claim Group P34/2019; Commonwealth of Australia v Manado on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group P34/2019; P35/2019; P37/2019
Decided cases – constitutional law
Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23
- Court documents: C12/2018
- Decision via austLII
- High Court Judgment summary
- Opinions on High post
Palmer v Australian Electoral Commission [2019] HCA 24
- Court documents: B19/2019
- Decision via austLII
- High Court Judgment summary
- Opinions on High post
Minogue v Victoria [2019] HCA 31
- Court documents: M162/201
- Decision via austLII
- High Court Judgment summary
Vella v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2019] HCA 38
- Court documents: S30/2019
- Decision via austLII
- High Court Judgment summary
Decided cases – administrative law
BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34
- Court documents: S46/2019
- Decision via austLII
- High Court Judgment summary
INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTIONS – Significant constitutional law decisions
Canadian Supreme Court
- R v Poulin (2019) SCC 47
- R v KJM (2019) SCC 55
- Desgagnés Transport Inc. v. Wärtsilä Canada Inc. (2019) SCC 58
South African Constitutional Court
- Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others [2019] ZACC 34
- President of the Republic of South Africa v Democratic Alliance and Others [2019] ZACC 35
- Moodley v Kenmont School and Others [2019] ZACC 37
- Minister of Justice and Correctional Services v Ramuhovhi and Others [2019] ZACC 44
New Zealand Supreme Court
United Kingdom Supreme Court
- R (on the application of Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41
- Gilham v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 44
United States Supreme Court
- Thompson v Hebdon (9th Cir, No 19-122, 25 November 2019)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region High Court
- In the matter of the Emergency Regulations Ordinace, Cap 241 and the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation, Cap 241K [2019] HKCFI 2820
