Unions NSW & Ors v. State of New South Wales is a decision of the High Court of Australia.
One of the resultant effects of the act was that trade unions were legally constrained in their ability to participate financially during an election.
During the proceeding, a legislative committee of the NSW Parliament delivered a report recommending that the existing expenditure cap within the act of $20,000 be raised to $198,750.
The High Court then agreed that it was invalid because in that form; it had not justified the burden the section imposed on political communication.
The High Court unanimously held that it was unable to provide relief as the act's repeal meant there was no 'matter' for it to engage with.