WA Newspaper's contempt finding
In July 2004, Western Australia's largest circulating daily newspaper, The West Australian, identified a nine-year-old ward of the State, thereby breaching a statutory provision. It described him as a "suburban terrorist" and a "menace to society". A year later the Supreme C...
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Law Society of WA
2005
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| author | Fernandez, Joseph |
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| description | In July 2004, Western Australia's largest circulating daily newspaper, The West Australian, identified a nine-year-old ward of the State, thereby breaching a statutory provision. It described him as a "suburban terrorist" and a "menace to society". A year later the Supreme Court of Western Australia reminded the media that such coverage can also be a menace to society and imposed $20,000 in fines for contempt of court. In this article the author surveys contempt law from a media perspective and considers the case in question. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-384752017-01-30T14:21:53Z WA Newspaper's contempt finding Fernandez, Joseph In July 2004, Western Australia's largest circulating daily newspaper, The West Australian, identified a nine-year-old ward of the State, thereby breaching a statutory provision. It described him as a "suburban terrorist" and a "menace to society". A year later the Supreme Court of Western Australia reminded the media that such coverage can also be a menace to society and imposed $20,000 in fines for contempt of court. In this article the author surveys contempt law from a media perspective and considers the case in question. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38475 Law Society of WA restricted |
| spellingShingle | Fernandez, Joseph WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title | WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title_full | WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title_fullStr | WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title_full_unstemmed | WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title_short | WA Newspaper's contempt finding |
| title_sort | wa newspaper's contempt finding |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38475 |