Cormack v Commonwealth (1974) and Victoria v Commonwealth (1975) are cases related to the double dissolution and the joint sitting of 1974. The decisions of the High Court of Australia referred to the process of section 57 and addressed issues concerning the justiciability of the matter, the number of bills to be analysed in the joint sitting, and whether the process of s57 was mandatory or not.
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Cormack v Commonwealth (1974)
5:17 - Victoria v Commonwealth (1975)
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TIMELINE (PMA Act):
12 Dec 1973 - HR passed the bill
13 Dec 1973 - Senate adjourned debate until after the Christmas recess; Opposition senators indicated they would vote against the bill
14 Feb 1974 - G-G prorogued the Parliament until 28 Feb 1974
7 Mar 1974 - HR requested the Senate to resume consideration of the bill
19 Mar 1974 - Senate resumed consideration
2 Apr 1974 - Senate rejected the bill
8 Apr 1974 - HR again passed the bill
10 Apr 1974 - Senate resolved that consideration of the bill be deferred for six months (because it had been rejected by the Senate only one week earlier)
11 Apr 1974 - G-G issued proclamation dissolving both Houses, citing 6 bills
18 May 1974 - election : Whitlam government obtained a reduced majority in the HR but no majority in the Senate
11 July 1974 - HR passed the bill
24 July 1974 - Senate rejected the bill
30 July 1974 - G-G convened a joint sitting
7 Aug 1974 - Joint Sitting held - the bill passed (with five other bills)
7 Aug 1974 - G-G declared the Queen’s assent to the bill
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