Nauru court rules Easter parliament null and void
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The Supreme Court on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru has declared an Easter Saturday sitting of the country's parliament null and void.
During the meeting, which was only attended by opposition MPs, new legislation was passed barring the entry into the house of any MP with dual citizenship.
Two Nauru government ministers are dual Nauru, Australian citizens.
Our Pacific correspondent, Campbell Cooney, says the court has upheld a government challenge to the validity of the meeting.
The government's legal counsel, Kristen Walker, says Chief Justice Robin Millhouse's ruling means any laws and rules introduced during the Easter Saturday meeting cannot be enforced.
"Anything that it purported to do, without a quorum, is simply invalid and void," Kristen Walker said.
Parliament speaker, opposition MP David Adeang, had maintained it was up to the speaker to decide if there were enough members to make up a quorum in parliament.
Mr Adeang says he will be studying the decision, and seeking advice, before responding to it.
