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MONASH MONASH LAW LAW 2020 LUCINDA LECTURE ‘Whither the Implied Freedom of Political Communication?’ The Honourable Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC, High Court of Australia In recent years, the implied freedom of political communication has LUCINDA LECTURES AND SPEAKERS become one of the more frequently litigated constitutional issues in the High Court of Australia. That is remarkable given the relatively 1993 The Australian Crown: Its creation and demise Professor George Winterton recent recognition of the implied freedom, the differences of judicial 1994 Judicial reasonings and responsibilities in constitutional cases opinion that attended its formulation, and forceful criticisms of Mr Dennis Rose AM QC, Chief General Counsel of the Attorney-General’s Department the doctrine. Critics have said that the doctrine is the product of 1989–1995 impermissible judicial activism, and so uncertain and ambiguous in 1995 Towards 2001 – Minimalism, monarchism or metamorphism? its application that it has failed and will go on failing. The Hon. Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE GBM QC, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia, 1987–1995 In this year’s Lucinda Lecture, the Honourable Justice Nettle will 1996 Social conflict and constitutional interpretation explain why it might be thought that, despite such differences of Emeritus Professor Leslie Zines AO judicial opinion and the difficulties and uncertainties that are said 1997 The Australian Constitution: A centenary assessment to have attended the doctrine’s application, the implied freedom of The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, High Court of Australia, 1996–2009 political communication is soundly based in accepted constitutional 1998 Maintaining public confidence in the judiciary principle. His Honour will also explain how the recent invocation of The Hon. Justice Susan Kenny, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria structured proportionality analysis as a test of “appropriateness 1997–1998, Federal Court of Australia and adaptedness” is likely to result in increased certainty in the 1999 The Australian Constitution: Adaptability, change and conflict doctrine’s application. Professor Geoffrey Lindell AM 2000 Australian citizenship: Past, present and future LUCINDA LECTURES The Rt Hon. Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE PC QC, Governor General of Australia, 1982–1989 The SS Lucinda was a steam paddle vessel which occupies a 2001 The shape of representative democracy sentimental place in Australian constitutional history. It was on board The Hon. Murray Gleeson AC QC, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia, 1998–2008 the Lucinda, during a three-day cruise on the Hawkesbury River from 2002 Sir Isaac Isaacs and the workings of the Australian Constitution 27 to 29 March 1891, that the drafting committee of the National The Rt Hon. Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC PC, Australasian Convention made important revisions to the earliest Governor General of Australia, 1977–1982 drafts of the Constitution. 2003 ...such other federal courts as the Parliament creates: A hundred years of evolution The Hon. Michael Black AC QC, Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia, 1991–2010 Professor La Nauze in The Making of the Australian Constitution 2004 What separation of powers? stated: ‘[T]he evolving text of the Constitution was at its best after The Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria the Lucinda revisions.’ 2005 Judges under fire – How far can the critics go? The Hon. Ronald Sackville AO, Federal Court of Australia, 1994–2008 This lecture series is named after the Lucinda and seeks to canvass 2006 Concerning judicial method fifty years on fundamental issues in Australian constitutional law. The Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC, High Court of Australia, 1997–2015 2007 Protecting rights in a federation PATRON The Hon. Justice Pamela Tate, Solicitor-General for Victoria, 2003–2010 Professor the Honourable Marilyn Warren AC QC 2008 The parameters of constitutional change Faculty of Law, Monash University The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia, 1995–1998 2009 Section 92: Markets, protectionism and proportionality CONVENERS – Australian and European perspectives Professor Marilyn Pittard, Faculty of Law, Monash University and The Hon. Justice Susan Kiefel AC, High Court of Australia Emeritus Professor HP Lee, Faculty of Law, Monash University 2011 Interpreting the constitution – Words, history and change The Hon. Justice Robert French AC, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia 2013 Section 80 – The great constitutional tautology The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, High Court of Australia LECTURE DETAILS 2014 Legislative Intention DATE Thursday 27 August 2020 The Hon. Justice Stephen Gageler, High Court of Australia 2015 Of lions and squeaking mice in anxious times TIME 6:00 – 7:00pm Emeritus Professor H P Lee 2016 The people and the constitution VENUE Zoom Webinar The Hon. Justice Patrick Keane AC, High Court of Australia 2018 Constitutional Law Section 44 – The Other Subsections REGISTER https://bit.ly/2BV14SJ The Hon. Chief Justice Catherine Holmes, Supreme Court of Queensland This is a free event. Any queries contact [email protected].