Preface

Acknowledgements  

Table of Statutes

Part 1: Introduction

1. The Social and Political Role of the Media  

2. Freedom of Expression  

Part 2: Media Regulation

3. Print Media and Journalists  

4. Broadcasting Services  

5. Online Content  

6. Media Ownership  

Part 3: Defamation and the Protection of Reputation  

7. Liability for Defamation  

8. Defences to Defamation  

9. Remedies for Defamation  

10. Injurious Falsehood, Negligence and Misleading or Deceptive Conduct  

Part 4: Contempt and Open Justice

11. Contempt of Court  

12. The Principle of Open Justice  

13. Suppression Orders  

Part 5: Privacy  

14. Privacy  

15. Breach of Confidence

16. Information Privacy  

Part 6: Offensive Publications

17. Offensive Publications  

Part 7: Freedom of Information  

18. Freedom of Information

Professor David Rolph teaches Media Law at the University of Sydney.  

Matt Vitins is Chief Operating Officer at Matchbox Pictures.  

Professor Judith Bannister is Teaching Program Director in Law and teaches Administrative Law at Flinders University.  

Associate Professor Daniel Joyce teaches Media Law and International Law in the School of Global and Public Law at University of New South Wales.  

Associate Professor Jason Bosland is Director of the Centre of Media and Communications Law at Melbourne Law School, where he teaches Media and Communications Law.  

Michael Douglas is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Western Australia and Consultant at Bennett + Co.  

Jonathan Gill is Senior Fellow in Melbourne Law Masters at the University of Melbourne and Consultant at Carrick Gill Smyth Commercial Lawyers and at Lextechia.