Same-sex marriage survey funded by ‘executive fiat’ is illegal

Public Interest Advocacy Centre CEO Jonathon Hunyor doesn’t usually like a media circus, but he can make an exception for the one surrounding the not-for-profit group’s challenge to the postal vote on same-sex marriage: it has got people talking about the Constitution and the nature of government power.

‘On Tuesday, a full bench of seven High Court justices will begin hearing the multi-pronged challenge, in a process expected to last two days and potentially deliver an outcome within a week…’

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