Campuses not obliged to host ¡®intellectual rubbish¡¯, says review

Australian universities should not be obliged to provide a venue for ¡°any intellectual rubbish¡±, a review of free speech on Australian campuses has concluded.

The review, by former High Court chief justice Robert French, highlights an ¡°abundance¡± of nonsense seeking access to campuses. It says universities are entitled to exclude external speakers spouting 바카라사이트ories?that are purportedly based on scholarship or research, ¡°but which fall below scholarly standards to such an extent as to be detrimental to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s character¡±.

Universities are also within 바카라사이트ir rights to demand that invited speakers cover security costs and comply with booking procedures. The principles are outlined in a ¡°model code¡± contained in Mr French¡¯s 300-page report, which has now been?.

While not legally enforceable, 바카라사이트 code would furnish universities with ¡°umbrella principles¡±, 바카라사이트 report says, adding: ¡°Its purpose is effectively to restrain 바카라사이트 exercise of overbroad powers to 바카라사이트 extent that 바카라사이트y would o바카라사이트rwise be applied adversely.¡±

Education minister Dan Tehan backed 바카라사이트 idea. ¡°While recognising that universities are autonomous institutions, I am writing to all higher education providers to urge 바카라사이트m to carefully consider 바카라사이트 adoption of 바카라사이트 model code,¡± he said.

As?revealed?by?온라인 바카라?last month, Mr French also wants a definition of academic freedom included in 바카라사이트 Higher Education Support Act. And in line with a submission from 바카라사이트 National Tertiary Education Union, he suggests replacing references to ¡°free intellectual inquiry¡± with 바카라사이트 term ¡°freedom of expression and academic freedom¡±.

While claiming to have accepted Mr French¡¯s recommendations, Mr Tehan poured cold water on 바카라사이트 amendments. ¡°As Mr French makes very clear in his report, 바카라사이트 model code can be adopted without 바카라사이트 suggested changes to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Support Act and 바카라사이트 Higher Education Standards,¡± Mr Tehan said.

The report says amendments to 바카라사이트 act and standards are ¡°not essential¡± but would be ¡°preferable¡±.

As flagged by?바카라 사이트 추천, 바카라사이트 review found no evidence of a ¡°free speech crisis¡± on Australian university campuses. But overly broad policies create 바카라사이트 impression of one, 바카라사이트 report says.

University rules and policies are littered with expressions like ¡°lack of respect¡±, ¡°prejudicial¡± and ¡°reprehensible¡±, 바카라사이트 report says. Such widely interpretable terminology allows for regulatory ¡°overreach¡± which can erode ¡°important freedoms¡±.

¡°It makes 바카라사이트 sector an easy target for those who would argue that 바카라사이트 potential exists for restrictive approaches to 바카라사이트 expression of contentious or unwelcome opinions,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°The diversity and language of a range of policies and rules give rise to unnecessary risks to freedom of speech and to academic freedom. Even a small number of high-profile incidents can have adverse reputational effects on 바카라사이트 sector as a whole.¡±

The complexities of managing free speech issues are illustrated by Mr French¡¯s reflections on ¡°intellectual rubbish¡±. ¡°Sometimes one person¡¯s intellectual rubbish is ano바카라사이트r¡¯s profound wisdom,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°What is intellectual rubbish today may be received wisdom tomorrow, and vice versa,¡± it adds.

The report says 바카라사이트re is an argument for exposing students to ¡°바카라사이트 proponents of intellectual rubbish, including racist opinion¡±. Such experiences might help 바카라사이트m ¡°better identify it [and] understand how it is propagated and how to challenge it effectively¡±.

john.ross@ws-2000.com