2004
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2631362
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What is Political Communication? The Rationale and Scope of the Implied Freedom of Political Communication

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“…This implied freedom is well-established as an integral element of representative democracy ( Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1; Meagher, 2004; Stone, 2001). As established in Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520, there is a two-limbed test to determine whether a law impermissibly infringes the implied freedom.…”
Section: Employer Codes Of Conduct In the Spotlightmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This implied freedom is well-established as an integral element of representative democracy ( Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1; Meagher, 2004; Stone, 2001). As established in Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520, there is a two-limbed test to determine whether a law impermissibly infringes the implied freedom.…”
Section: Employer Codes Of Conduct In the Spotlightmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…66 Certainly, the High Court has been clear that the implied freedom does not rest upon a 'free-standing' conception of representative government, leading commentators such as Dan Meagher to argue that the Australian rationale is significantly narrower than classic arguments from 'democracy'. 67 However, even accepting an 'Australian-specific' democracy rationale, as the implied freedom exists to ensure that Australian electors can exercise a 'true choice with ''an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the available alternatives''', 68 to the extent that US free speech doctrine is focused on furthering democratic debate about public affairs, and informing electoral choices, this could still assist in advancing these objectives.…”
Section: Constitutional Borrowing In Practicementioning
confidence: 99%