Media Law Conference 2019
Issues covered include: media law and reforms. media raid suppression orders, defamation, digital platform inquiries, copyright, open justice, press freedom, digital media regulation
Description
From media raids to suppression orders, defamation discussion papers to Digital Platform Inquiries, 2019 has been an incredibly turbulent year in the media law landscape. So much change, so much debate and so much potential reform still to come. Gather in one room with leading minds across all media outlets to hear what the future holds in defamation law, copyright, open justice and press freedom, and regulating digital media.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units in Substantive Law
Session 1
The Moving Landscape of Media Law
Chair: Eve Thomson, Special Counsel, Johnson Winter & Slattery
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.25am: Keynote Address: A Journalist’s Perspective on Media Law
Presented by Jonathan Holmes, Journalist; author, ‘On Aunty’
9.25am to 10.30am: Defamation Law Reform
- Review of Model Defamation Provisions Discussion Paper by the Attorneys-General Defamation Working Party
- Recent high-profile cases and their impact
- Comparison with similar jurisdictions
Facilitated by:
Gillian Clyde, Legal and Business Affairs Executive, Beyond International; Vice President, CAMLA
Panellists:
Her Honour Judge Judith Gibson, New South Wales District Court
Justin Quill, Principal Lawyer – Media, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Macpherson Kelley
Prash Naik, Solicitor, Reviewed & Cleared; former General Counsel, Channel 4 Television (UK)
Robert Todd, Partner, Ashurts
10.30am to 10.45am Morning Tea
10.45am to 11.30am: Copyright Update
- Fair dealing: Parody and satire revisited
- Clarifying the law in relation to fair dealing
- Understanding the implications of what is considered ‘fair dealing’
- Measuring the four factors of fair use
Presented by Justine Munsie, Partner, Addisons
11.30am to 12.15pm: Open Justice in 2019 and Beyond
- Takeaways of the Pell verdict and the contempt charges that followed
- Suppression Orders in the digital age:
- Are they now useless due to the internet?
- Irrelevance of state and international borders etc
- Open justice review in NSW: Court Suppression & Non-Publication Act
- Victorian Law Reform Commission Review into contempt laws
Presented by Justin Quill, Principal Lawyer – Media, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Macpherson Kelley
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Press Freedom: Should the Public Have a Right to Know?
Freedom of the press, transparency and accountability are tenets of a free and functioning democracy. Raids this year on the ABC and a News Corp journalist have sparked debate on the roles of media and journalists in Australia’s modern democracy and how these are impacted by current laws.
Are the current laws justified? Is it time for constitutional change? Join a distinguished panel to discuss the current state of affairs, debate the issues and consider solutions.
Moderated by:
Theo Dorizac, Senior Legal Counsel, SBS
Panellists:
Georgia-Kate Schubert, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, News Corp Australia
Professor Peter Greste, UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland
Grant McAvaney, Head of Disputes and Litigation, ABC
1.15pm to 2.00pm Lunch
Session 2
Digital Media Regulation: One of the Greatest Challenges Today
Chair: Larina Alick, Editorial Counsel, Nine Publishing
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Online Enforcement: Regulation of the Online Space
- Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019
- Legitimate news reporting treated the same way as social media platforms
- Handling inappropriate online conduct on digital platforms that aren’t readily enforceable under our current legislation
Presented by Georgia-Kate Schubert, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, News Corp Australia
3.00pm to 4.00pm: The Imbalance in the Media Regulatory Framework: Challenges Faced by Broadcasters
- The imbalance in the existing framework
- Regulations under the BSA are very comprehensive for broadcasters
- The background, purpose and goals underlying the BSA
- The changes in the media landscape that have occurred since the BSA came into effect
- The mismatch in regulation between how broadcasters are regulated compared to other players
- Options to start addressing the imbalance
Presented by Sarah Waladan, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Free TV Australia
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: What Does the Future Hold for Digital Media Regulation?
- ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry: outcome and what it means
- International developments in re-writing of broadcast and telecommunication laws to include digital platforms
Panellists:
Kate Reader, JointExecutive General Manager, Digital Platforms Inquiry, ACCC
Mia Garlick, Director of Policy Australia and New Zealand, Facebook
Ross Mitchell, Director of Broadcast Policy, Free TV Australia
5.15pm Close of Conference
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
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