Public outrage, media spectacle and the kapunda road royal commission
By: MCCARTHY, Greg
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ArticlePublisher: Richmond : Wiley-Blackwell, March 2008Australian Journal of Public Administration: AJPA 67, 1, p. 30-40Abstract: The article focuses on the relationship between the executive and the judiciary in respect of a legal case that provoked public outrage. This outrage entered into the media spectacle and was channelled by the executive into calling a royal commission. The royal commission was charged with re-examining the police actions and the legal case. However, hidden behind its narrow terms of reference was the larger question of justice being 'blind' to a network of privilege. As such, the royal commission had the potential to threaten the independence of the judiciary.
The article focuses on the relationship between the executive and the judiciary in respect of a legal case that provoked public outrage. This outrage entered into the media spectacle and was channelled by the executive into calling a royal commission. The royal commission was charged with re-examining the police actions and the legal case. However, hidden behind its narrow terms of reference was the larger question of justice being 'blind' to a network of privilege. As such, the royal commission had the potential to threaten the independence of the judiciary.
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