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Matter No C11/2017

The questions referred to the Court of Disputed Returns by the President of the Senate in his letter dated 9 August 2017 be answered as follows:

Question (a)

Whether, by reason of s 44(i) of the Constitution, there is a vacancy in the representation of Queensland in the Senate for the place for which Senator [the Hon] Matthew Canavan was returned?

Answer

There is no vacancy by reason of s 44(i) of the Constitution in the representation of Queensland in the Senate for the place for which Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan was returned.

Question (b)

If the answer to Question (a) is "yes", by what means and in what manner that vacancy should be filled?

Answer

Does not arise.

Question (c)

What directions and other orders, if any, should the Court make in order to hear and finally dispose of this reference?