Wotton v Queensland (2012) 285 ALR 1

Abstract

In Wotton v Queensland the High Court ('Court') considered whether restrictions on a parolee's ability to attend public meetings and engage with the media breached the implied freedom of political communication. This case note will examine whether the Court's approach in Wotton was consistent with the underlying basis of the implied freedom by examining its application to executive bodies, the requirement that the law burden political communication and the treatment of state based political communication.