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High Court challenge to ACT same-sex laws may not be heard until December

The High Court has indicated a challenge against the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws may not be heard before early December.

Lawyers for both the Commonwealth and ACT governments agreed in a directions hearing today to give each other a few more weeks to prepare their paperwork.

Chief Justice Robert French ordered both sides to attend another directions in 10 days when a date may be set for a hearing before the full bench.

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