Brennan v The State of New South Wales
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
allowed
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
S202/1996
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
[1997] HCA 28
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
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| gptkbp:date |
1997-06-04
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1997
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
freedom of expression
political communication implied rights |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Brennan v The State of New South Wales
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Australian_law
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
Brennan
State of New South Wales |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Callinan
gptkb:Justice_Brennan gptkb:Justice_Hayne gptkb:Justice_McHugh unanimous Justice Gummow |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
freedom of speech
defamation freedom of political communication |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Brennan's_lawyers
State's_lawyers |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
impact on future cases
impact on public discourse landmark decision impact on media defamation law impact on civil liberties impact on legal education impact on political activism impact on public policy impact on legal precedents constitutional implications freedom of political communication impact on government accountability impact on human rights impact on social movements impact on individual rights impact on judicial interpretation impact on legal scholarship impact on legislative action impact on political speech impact_on_Australian_democracy |
| gptkbp:outcome |
reversal of lower court decision
Brennan's_appeal_was_upheld. |
| gptkbp:precedent |
influential case
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Lange_v_Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkb:McGinty_v_Western_Australia gptkb:Theophanous_v_Herald_&_Weekly_Times_Ltd |
| gptkbp:significance |
constitutional law
|
| gptkbp:soundtrack |
1997-05-07
|