Bradley v Commonwealth

Bradley v Commonwealth
Bradley v Commonwealth
Court	High Court of Australia
Full case name	Bradley v. The Commonwealth
Decided	10 September 1973
Citation(s)	[1973] HCA 34, (1973) 128 CLR 557
Case opinions
	The Postmaster-General does not have the power to unilaterally cut off telephones or postal services
Decision by	Chief Justice Barwick, Justice Gibbs
Concurrence	Justice Stephen
Dissent	Justice McTiernan, Justice Menzies

Bradley v Commonwealth, also referred to as the Rhodesian Information Centre case, is a 1973 High Court of Australia case. It was brought by Denzil Bradley^[1] against Australia following the Postmaster-General of Australia cutting off telephones and postal service to the Rhodesian Information Centre that he operated. The court ruled on a 3–2 majority that the Postmaster-General lacked the power to arbitrarily stop providing services.^[2]

^ "Anti-Apartheid News" (PDF). 1 March 1974. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Jstor. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Bradley v Commonwealth [1973] HCA 34, (1973) 128 CLR 557 (10 September 1973), High Court.

[1] "Anti-Apartheid News" (PDF). 1 March 1974. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Jstor. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[hc-2] Bradley v Commonwealth [1973] HCA 34, (1973) 128 CLR 557 (10 September 1973), High Court.

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