Witnesses J, K – and L? Open Justice, the <i>NSI Act</i> and the <i>Constitution</i>

12/10/21 12/10/21

Witnesses J, K – and L? Open Justice, the NSI Act and the Constitution

Kieran Pender

In the preface to a collection of criminal cases published in 1730, barrister and writer Sollom Emlyn sung the praises of the British legal system. ‘In other countries the Courts of Justice are held in secret; with us publicly and in open view,’ the Irishman …

Foreign influence and the implied freedom of political communication: <I>LibertyWorks v Commonwealth</I>

25/8/21 25/8/21

Foreign influence and the implied freedom of political communication: LibertyWorks v Commonwealth

Josh Gibson

On 16 June 2021, the High Court delivered its judgment in LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 18 (LibertyWorks v Commonwealth). The case centred on the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (FITS Act), a legislative scheme introduced to expose foreign influence effected by foreign principals within Australia. In …