76063 Media Law

6cp
Requisite(s): 70311 Law of Tort
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: K Gould

This subject looks at legal regulation of media content. Throughout the subject, students analyse laws that restrict what the media can publish or distribute. Topics include freedom of speech, defamation, contempt, hate speech and vilification, obscenity and pornography, sedition and the regulation of the internet. Through close examination of cases and literature, students are required to critically consider the nature of power, democracy and liberalism, as they relate to law and the mass media.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $1,021.25
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.