Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth

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Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
High Court case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ACTV v Commonwealth
gptkbp:application Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:Political_Broadcasts_and_Political_Disclosures_Act_1991_(Cth)
gptkbp:citation (1992) 177 CLR 106
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 1992-09-30
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:heldBy implied freedom of political communication exists in the Australian Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Sir_John_Toohey
gptkb:Sir_Anthony_Mason
gptkb:Sir_Gerard_Brennan
gptkb:Sir_William_Deane
gptkb:Sir_Daryl_Dawson
gptkb:Sir_Gaudron
gptkb:Sir_McHugh
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Political_Broadcasts_and_Political_Disclosures_Act_1991_(Cth)
political communication
freedom of speech in Australia
gptkbp:response The Commonwealth of Australia
gptkbp:result law declared invalid
gptkbp:significance established implied freedom of political communication
gptkbp:subject political advertising
freedom of political communication
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_Capital_Television_v_Commonwealth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7