Which Australian court case commenced in the jurisdiction of the future Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation?
Combet v Commonwealth Combet v Commonwealth was an Australian court case commenced in the original jurisdiction of the High Court of Australia by Greg Combet, then the secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Nicola Roxon. The plaintiffs challenged the Australian Government's use of public funds to advertise the new Work Choices legislation. The High Court found that the expenditure was authorised by the "Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006".
Bob Ellicott Robert James "Bob" Ellicott {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 15 April 1927) is an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. Ellicott is one of only six politicians to have served in both the Parliament of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia, along with Nigel Bowen, Merv Everett, Tony Whitlam, John Reeves and Duncan Kerr.