ࡱ> ~g hbjbjVV <,r<r<b*TTLbFb4bbbbbb8c.cb*JcJc`c`c`cddd$&؜Tϗbdddddϗbb`c`cHfffdrb`cb`cfdffhє`c6 f]<0*8,f",xєє\,b-hddfdddddϗϗfddd*dddd,dddddddddT a: Casenote:Monis v The Queen [2013] HCA 4Mr Man Haron Monis was charged with 12 counts under s 471.12 of the Criminal Code (Cth) (The Code). Ms Amirah Droudis was charged with eight counts of aiding and abetting Mr Monis in the commission of those offences. Section 471.12 of the Code makes it an offence for a person to use a postal or similar service in a way that reasonable persons would regard as being, in all the circumstances offensive. Mr Mounis was alleged to have sent letters (and in one case, a recording on a CD) to parents, spouses and other relatives of Australian soldiers killed while on active service in Afghanistan (and in one case, to the mother of an Austrade official killed in a bombing in Indonesia). The letters contained expressions of sympathy to the relatives of the deceased, but also contained criticisms of the deceased: assertions that they were murderers of innocent civilians, comparisons of the body of one deceased soldier to the dirty body of a pig, and comparisons to Hitler. Copies of the letters were also sent to Australian politicians. Mr Monis and Ms Droudis claimed that s 417.12 violated the implied constitutional freedom of political communication. This argument failed and the section has been found to be valid. The New South Wales Court of Appeal found the section was valid. On appeal, the High Court divided evenly on the question (3-3). As a result, the decision of the Court of Appeal was affirmed.  The Court was not obliged to determine whether the communications in the present case were offensive for the purposes of s 417.12. The sole question before the Court was whether s417.12 infringed the implied freedom and was so invalid. The Court reiterated that the implied freedom of political communication does not operate as an individual right; rather, it is an implied restriction on the legislative competence of Australian parliaments and executives. In determining whether s 417.12 infringed the implied freedom, the Court applied the test expounded in Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation,  as modified in Coleman v Power. There are two limbs to that test: Does the law effectively burden freedom of communication about government or political matters? If so: does the law have an object that is compatible with the maintenance of the constitutionally prescribed system of representative and responsible government? and is the law reasonably appropriate and adapted to achieving that legitimate object or end? All members of the Court construed the word offensive in s 417.12 narrowly. They found the true operation of the provision is only to make illegal use of postal services that are very, seriously or significantly offensive, or that are calculated or likely to arouse significant anger, significant outrage, disgust or hatred in the mind of a reasonable person in all the circumstances. There were a number of reasons for adopting this interpretation including: the provision is a criminal provision, and carries a significant penalty; the provision restricts a common law freedom; the prohibition on offensive uses of postal services sits together with prohibitions on menacing and harassing uses, suggesting the provision intends to target more serious conduct; and legislation should be interpreted, if possible, so as to avoid constitutional invalidity. Despite this narrow construction, all members of the Court found that s 417.12 does effectively burden freedom of communication about government or political matters. That is because even construed narrowly, the provision would criminalise some political communications. The first limb of the Lange test was therefore satisfied. Crennan, Keifel, and Bell JJ held that the purpose of the law was to protect people from intrusive, seriously offensive communications. The nature of postal communications is that they are delivered into peoples private homes and workplaces. Seriously offensive communications are likely to be unsolicited. They held that this purpose is compatible with the maintenance of the constitutionally prescribed system of government. Further, the law is reasonably and appropriately adapted to achieving that legitimate purpose. The freedom of political communication is not absolute. Section 417.12 is not directed at political communications it only incidentally affects them. It is unlikely to impose an extensive burden them. The law is therefore valid. In contrast, French CJ (with whom Heydon J agreed) and Hayne J held that the purpose of s417.12 is simply to prevent the use of postal services in an offensive way. For slightly different reasons, they held that this is not a legitimate purpose with respect to the Lange test. Notably, they both appeared to consider that the restrictions imposed on political communications were greater than did Crennan, Keifel, and Bell JJ. Both French CJ and Hayne J attached a greater degree of importance to the role that offensive communications play in political discourse. French CJ, Hayne, and Heydon JJ also held that s 417.12 is invalid as it should not be read down to avoid infringement of the implied freedom.  See Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 23.  (1997) 189 CLR 520.  (2004) 220 CLR 1  At [61] per French CJ, at [93] per Hayne J, at [274] per Crennan, Keifel & Bell JJ.  At [336] per Crennan, Keifel and Bell JJ  At [57]-[59] per French CJ (Heydon J agreeing); at[90] per Hayne J.  At [320].  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