Roach V Electoral Commissioner
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| Date decided | September 26, 2007 |
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| Court | High Court of Australia |
| Citation(s) | CLR |
| Judge(s) sitting | Gleeson |
| CJ | |
| Hayne | |
| Heydon | |
| Decided | 30 August 2007 (order); 26 September 2007 (reasons) |
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| ID | 2430835 |
About Roach V Electoral Commissioner
Roach v Electoral Commissioner is a High Court of Australia case, decided in 2007, dealing with the validity of Commonwealth legislation that prevented prisoners from voting. The Court held that the 2006 amendments were inconsistent with the system of representative democracy established by the Constitution.
