JOY Law: defamation, vilification & the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey

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Posted By on 19/10/17 at 10:00 AM

As the debate over the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey heats up, Amelia Edwards and Kristina Antoniades discuss legal protections against defamation and vilification, including:

  • free speech versus hate speech;
  • freedom of communication on political matters;
  • Vote YES, Vote NO campaign communications;
  • legal protections against defamation and vilification;
  • cyber bullying and comments on social media; and
  • protection against misinformation and misleading information during the Australian Marriage Law postal survey.

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Monica Blizzard

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Monica Blizzard is an Accredited Family Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria, a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer, and has 20 years experience working in family law.

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