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HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

FRENCH CJ,

CRENNAN, KIEFEL, BELL AND GAGELER JJ



KAREN KLINE
APPELLANT

AND

OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL & ANOR
RESPONDENTS

Kline v Official Secretary to the Governor General
[2013] HCA 52
6 December 2013
B47/2013

ORDER

Appeal dismissed with costs.

On appeal from the Federal Court of Australia

Representation

R Merkel QC with E M Nekvapil for the appellant (instructed by Bartley Cohen Solicitors)

J T Gleeson SC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with N Kidson and C L Lenehan for the first respondent (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

Submitting appearance for the second respondent

Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.