Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Dauid Sibtain SC, Level 22 Chambers, Preeminent Technology, Media & Telecommunications Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Legislative Controls on Hate Speech & Section 18C: Where Does Media Liability Begin and End?
Drawing on his extensive experience in high-profile and complex civil liberties litigation, Andrew Boe unpacks recent Federal Court cases involving section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
- This session explores how media outlets may be exposed to discrimination claims when reproducing or commenting on controversial third-party content, and what it takes to successfully invoke the section 18D exemption for fair, balanced, and good faith reporting.
Presented by Andrew Boe, Barrister, Black Chambers
Presenters
Andrew Boe, Barrister, Black Chambers
Andrew Boe is a barrister who has appeared in trial courts in most jurisdictions of Australia and in appeal courts in NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and in the High Court. Prior to coming to the Bar in 2009, Andrew operated law practices in Brisbane, since his admission in 1989. Andrew specialises in the criminal jurisdiction however, he has also appeared in administrative law, family law and child protection cases, coronial Inquest. commissions of inquiry and defamation trials.
Dauid Sibtain SC, Level 22 Chambers
With over 25 years’ experience at the Bar, Dauid maintains an expansive practice, with particular expertise in media, building and construction, commercial, and intellectual property matters. His considerable experience as a trial and appellate advocate before both judges and juries, has seen him appear in significant litigation in the High Court of Australia, New South Wales Court of Appeal and in other superior courts. He is regularly engaged to appear in urgent applications and frequently advises and appears for high profile clients, on instruction from both solicitors in private practice and directly from in-house corporate legal departments. Dauid was recognised as Preeminent Counsel in 2022, and as Leading and Recommended Counsel between 2018 and 2021, in Doyle’s Guide for Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Junior Counsel, NSW. He was also recognised in 2022 as Recommended Counsel in Doyle’s Guide for Leading Intellectual Property Junior Counsel, NSW and as a leading trade mark professional in World Trademark Review between 2016 and 2019.
