2DayFM set to appeal Federal Court ruling on ACMA investigation

Christian and Greig

2DayFM is set to launch a last ditch legal bid to prevent Australia’s media watchdog from completing an investigation into its disastrous Royal prank call.

The Southern Cross Austereo owned radio station has until November 21 to appeal against yesterday’s Federal Court decision which said that the Australian Communications and Media Authority was entitled to rule on whether the law – and therefore the radio station’s licence – had been breached.

A source close to the broadcaster has told Encore that 2DayFM is “almost certain” to appeal to the full bench of Federal Court against the ruling by Justice Richard Edmonds. He dismissed arguments by the station that findings by the ACMA had the potential to prejudice any future criminal proceedings and that it should not be in a position to rule on whether a law – in this case governing the recording of phone calls – had been breached.