3.
C J Kourakis QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with G J Parker and S A McDonald for the plaintiff in Matter No A3/2006 (instructed by Crown Solicitor for South Australia)
W Sofronoff QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland with G C Martin SC, R W Campbell, S E Brown and J M Horton for the plaintiff in Matter No B5/2006 (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of Queensland)
D F Jackson QC with A K Herbert and N J Owens for the plaintiffs in Matter No B6/2006 (instructed by Sciacca's Lawyers and Consultants)
N C Hutley SC with N Perram and B L Jones for the plaintiffs in Matter No S50/2006 (instructed by Jones Staff & Co)
P M Tate SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with M Bromberg SC, G R Kennett, M K Moshinsky, S J Moore and D I Star for the plaintiff in Matter No M21/2006 (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)
D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth and R R S Tracey QC and H C Burmester QC with J L Bourke, S B Lloyd and S P Donaghue for the defendant in all matters (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)
Interveners
W C R Bale QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Tasmania with S K Kay intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Tasmania in all matters (instructed by Solicitor-General of Tasmania)
T I Pauling QC, Solicitor-General for the Northern Territory with S L Brownhill intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the Northern Territory in all matters (instructed by Solicitor for the Northern Territory)
P M Tate SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with M Bromberg SC, G R Kennett, M K Moshinsky, S J Moore and D I Star intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Victoria in Matter Nos S592/2005, P66/2005, A3/2006 and B5/2006 (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)
S J Gageler SC with G C McCarthy intervening on behalf of the Australian Capital Territory Attorney-General in all matters (instructed by Australian Capital Territory Government Solicitor)
- Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.
