26 September 2023 - NT Government Challenges Don Dale Verdict

“Australia is just weeks away from a referendum, with political communication emerging as a hot topic. But have you ever wondered about the origins of Australia's political advertising laws, particularly given our absence of a Bill of Rights? 📢 📺 📻

This week on #SecondaryRules, we take a trip back to 1992 and analyse a landmark case: Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth.

Discover why the High Court of Australia held that the restrictions on political advertising were invalid and, more importantly, how Associate Professor Joshua Neoh would have graded co-host Associate Professor Ryan Goss's undergraduate essay about the case from 20 years ago!”

[102] “This suggests that NAB might only be deterred from engaging in similar conduct in the future if a substantial penalty was to be imposed. Regrettably, for the reasons set out above, that is not a possibility in the present case. The maximum penalty of $2.1 million is unlikely to have any real impact on the bank’s future conduct.”