Suppression orders a contempt for jurors
This case has so skewed the law on suppression orders that the only way forward is to alter the judicial mindset.
The case has given Australia a legal precedent that means all newspapers are at risk when they carry court reports from other states about unrelated matters.
Based on this ludicrous precedent, a report of a rape trial in Brisbane might now generate legal proceedings in Melbourne because — under the Farquharson precedent — it could confuse jurors dealing with an unrelated rape trial.
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