Cullen v President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales

• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Implied limitations on State legislative power
  3. › Kable doctrine
  4. › Institutional integrity of State courts
  5. › Whether legislation requiring Supreme Court judge to issue warrant for arrest and indefinite detention on receipt of parliamentary certificate substantially impairs independence and impartiality of Court
  6. › Whether function conferred is non-evaluative and mandatory
  7. › Whether warrant authorising indefinite future detention pursuant to orders of President of Legislative Council
  8. › Parliamentary Evidence Act 1901 (NSW), ss 7, 8, 9
• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Implied limitations on State legislative power
  3. › Kable doctrine
  4. › Persona designata
  5. › Whether conferral of function on judge in personal capacity avoids Kable limitation
  6. › Whether substance prevails over form in assessing constitutional validity
• 1. Parliament
  2. › Powers and privileges
  3. › Power to compel attendance of witnesses
  4. › Legislative Council of New South Wales
  5. › Coercive powers to summon witnesses before committees
  6. › Involvement of Supreme Court judge in enforcement mechanism
  7. › Parliamentary Evidence Act 1901 (NSW), ss 4-9

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