The Ironic Aftermath of Eatock v Bolt
18 Pages Posted: 3 Sep 2015
Date Written: September 2, 2015
Abstract
This article reviews the decision of the Federal Court in Eatock v Bolt and then turns to its aftermath — the campaign to amend the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). The campaign to amend s 18C, like any public debate of a complex legal issue, was at times unsatisfactory. However, in this article it is argued that there were deeper flaws in the campaign against s 18C that undermined the very commitment to freedom of speech on which the campaign was based.
Keywords: Freedom of speech, hate speech, Australia
JEL Classification: K00, K39
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Stone, Adrienne, The Ironic Aftermath of Eatock v Bolt (September 2, 2015). Melbourne University Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2654648
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