Article Abstract
Vol 5 No 3 - September 2000

Lange Revisited: exploring the implied freedom of communication concerning government or political matters
Des Butler, Assistant Dean, Research, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology

This article examines the three main areas of activity in subsequent courts which have applied Lange, namely what constitutes a 'government or political matter', what amounts to a 'reasonable publication' and, in a wider context, what laws will be adjudged to serve a legitimate end consistent with the prescribed system of government. The article concludes with a review of developments in the area of defamation and political speech overseas, including the to-ing and fro-ing of the defence between the New Zealand Court of Appeal and Privy Council and the development of the common law by the House of Lords in a way not contemplated by the High Court when it decided Lange.

 

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