77722 Media Law (PG)

6cp

Requisite(s): 77885c Legal Process and Legal Research OR 60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: G Holland

This subject examines the legal regulation of media content. Students examine the legal problems relating to both electronic and print communications. In addition, there is a consideration of the law applicable to all media particularly in relation to recent developments. 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, copyright and the regulation of the internet.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported 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. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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