MECO3603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sub Judice, Family Court, Court Reporter

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Media and Communication
• Course: MECO3603
• Professor: Michelle Emily McAuslan

Document Summary

Pearson, mark and polden, mark (2014), the legal & regulatory system & principles" & open justice, the journalist"s guide to media law, 5th ed. , pp. Common law: law made by judges - including both law as it has been decided in cases in the courts over 100s of years and the court"s interpretation of legislation. Statute: legislation passed by the state, territory or federal governments. Separation of powers: principle that the three of arms - the judiciary (the courts), the legislature (the parliaments) and the executive (the government and the public service) - should remain separate and independent of each other. Co-regulation: laws enshrining industry complaints-handlings process that typically allow for those processes to runt heir course before a government authority will intervene in a dispute. Self-regulation: rules established by an industry association or other private body to deal with complaints about the ethics of its members, without the authority of the law and without statutory remedies being available.