After two days of vigorous debate in the highest court in the country, today the High Court of Australia’s 7 Judges unanimously decided there is certainly nothing unconstitutional or illegal about the postal survey, and that the government’s legal fees are required to be paid by the challengers as a result. It’s a comprehensive win for the Turnbull government. This means the postal survey will go ahead as planned and next week you will receive a form in the mail to vote and post back, and then the results will be announced about a month later. So the Same Sex Marriage decision will now certainly be decided by voluntary postal vote in the coming weeks, and if there are more yes voters than no voters, the Parliament will immediately move to change the Marriage Act (1961) without delay.

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Justin is passionate about achieving life-changing outcomes for his clients. Justin’s family were farmers in New South Wales before moving to North Queensland where Justin grew up assisting his family to run businesses. Justin turned to the law in his mid-20’s, moved to Bondi Beach and completed a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales. Justin won a scholarship to go to London to study law at one of the best international law schools, University College London. Justin returned to Sydney and worked for top-tier firm Ashurst and then at DC Strategy in Sydney, before starting Strategic Lawyers, one of North Queensland’s fastest growing and dynamic law firms with an innovative and client-focused approach.

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