Whether to Suffer the Slings and Arrows or to Take Arms: The Role of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal in Judicial Review

Abstract

In recent years, a number of decisions made by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal have been challenged in the Federal Court and the High Court. Many of these challenges have concerned procedural issues arising in public inquiries. Others have attacked final decisions made by the Tribunal at the end of an inquiry. Still others have tried to limit the scope of the Tribunal's powers to regulate programs.