Federal Court dismisses constitutional challenge to unfilled Senate vacancies as moot
On October 13, 2016, the Federal Court (per O’Reilly J.) issued judgment and reasons in the application for judicial review concerning unfilled Senate vacancies. The Court concluded that the application was moot given that the current Prime Minister “has initiated a new process for appointing Senators, has actually made a number of appointments to the Senate, and has committed to making more appointments in the near future.” The Court declined to exercise its discretion to decide an otherwise moot case,…