On June 30, 2015, the Federal Court will hear a motion to expedite the timeline for a judicial review of the Prime Minister’s apparent refusal to fill Senate vacancies so that the case can be heard ahead of the federal election scheduled to be held on October 19, 2015.

A notice of motion to abridge time limits and set an early hearing date was served on government lawyers on June 17, 2015.

The application for judicial review was first filed on December 8, 2014 and amended on May 25, 2015 following an Order dismissing the government respondents’ motion to strike the notice of application and dismiss the case before a hearing on its merits. The government has since requested an appeal of the Court’s refusal to dismiss the claim.