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Judgment date
Case number
S211/2014
Before
French CJ, Kiefel, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon JJ
Catchwords
Constitutional law – Implied freedom of communication on governmental and political matters – Provisions of Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 (NSW) impose cap on political donations, prohibit property developers from making such donations, and restrict indirect campaign contributions – Whether provisions impermissibly burden implied freedom of political communication.
Words and phrases – "appropriate and adapted", "deference", "implied freedom of communication on governmental and political matters", "margin of appreciation", "proportionality".
Constitution – ss 7, 24, 62, 64, 128.
Election Funding – Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 (NSW), Pt 6, Divs 2A, 4A, s 96E.