Media law : cases, materials and commentary / David Rolph, Matt Vitins and Judith Bannister.

South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2010.

1st edition

71440

Mass media -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Mass media -- Cases -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Part 1. Introduction

1. What is the media?

2. Freedom of expression

Part 2. Media regulation

3. Classification and content regulation

4. Media ownership

5. Spectrum management and digital broadcasting

Part 3. Defamation and the protection of reputation

6. Liability for defamation

7. Defences to defamation

8. Remedies for defamation

9. Injurious falsehood, negligence and misleading or deceptive conduct

Part 4. Open justice and contempt

10. The principle of open justice

11. Contempt of Court

Part 5. Privacy

12. Privacy

13. Breach of confidence

14. Information privacy

Part 6. Offensive publications

15. Offensive publications

Part 7. Freedom of information

16. Freedom of information.

Includes index.

Doanted to the library by OUP Australia.

9780195559132

xliii, 751 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm