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Unit 4: Accountability and Rights
Quick questions on The Implied Freedom of Political Communication: WACE Year 12 Politics and Law
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What is the Lange test?Show answer
In Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) the Court unanimously settled the doctrine and gave it a test. As later refined (notably in McCloy v New South Wales, 2015), a law will breach the implied freedom unless it survives the following questions. First, does the law effectively burden political communication? Second, does it pursue a legitimate purpose compatible with representative and responsible government?
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