Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
O'Flaherty v City of Sydney Council [2013] FCA 344 Citation: O'Flaherty v City of Sydney Council [2013] FCA 344
Parties: EAMONN O'FLAHERTY v CITY OF SYDNEY COUNCIL and STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
File number: NSD 162 of 2012
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 15 April 2013
Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – implied freedom of communication concerning government and political matters – applicant arrested after staying overnight in Martin Place at Occupy Sydney protest – charged with offence of camping or staying overnight contrary to the terms of a notice in contravention of s 632(1) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) – whether prohibition against staying overnight infringes implied freedom of communication or association – whether law in its terms, operation or effect effectively burdens the freedom – whether law reasonably appropriate and adapted to serve a legitimate end in a manner which is compatible with the maintenance of the constitutionally prescribed system of representative and responsible government
Legislation: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia Judiciary Act (Cth), s 39B(1A)(b) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 632
Cases cited: Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia (1992) 177 CLR 106 Alberta v Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony [2009] 2 SCR 576 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27 Attorney-General (SA) v Corporation of the City of Adelaide (2013) 87 ALJR 289; [2013] HCA 3 Batty v City of Toronto (2011) 342 DLR (4th) 129 Brown v Louisiana 383 US 131 (1966) CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 City of London Corporation v Samede [2012] PTSR 1624; [2012] EWCA Civ 160 (22 February 2012) Clark v Community for Creative Non-Violence 468 US 288 (1984) Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1 Community for Creative Non-Violence v Watt 703 F 2d 586 (1983) Corporation of the City of Adelaide v Corneloup (2011) 110 SASR 334 Crosby v Kelly (2012) 203 FCR 451 Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Australian Communications and Media Authority (2012) 202 FCR 525 Hogan v Hinch (2011) 243 CLR 506 ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (2009) 240 CLR 140 Kruger v The Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 1 James v South Australia (1927) 40 CLR 1 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Levy v The State of Victoria (1997) 189 CLR 579 Monis v The Queen (2013) 87 ALJR 340; [2013] HCA 4 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (2003) 128 FCR 523 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (2004) 220 CLR 181 Occupy Fort Myers v City of Fort Myers (MD Fla, 15 November 2011, No 2:11-cv-00608) Occupy Minneapolis v County of Hennepin 866 F Supp 2d 1062 (D Minn, 2011) Rann v Olsen (2000) 76 SASR 450 Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 23 (5 February 2009) US v Abney 534 F 2d 984 (1976) The State of Victoria v Sportsbet (2012) 207 FCR 8 Wainohu v State of New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181 Weisfeld v R [1995] 1 FC 68 Wotton v Queensland (2012) 246 CLR 1
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