| Director: | Ian Munro |
| Producer: | Pamela Williams |
| Starring: | Angie Milliken Mark Owen-Taylor Wendy Strehlow |
| Music: | Nigel Westlake |
| Cinematography: | Steve Windon |
| Company: | Film Australia Channel 4 |
| Channel: | ABC |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
Act of Necessity is an Australian 1991 television film about a couple who believe their daughter's cancer is caused by chemicals.[1] It was the fifth in a series of docu-dramas about social issues made by Film Australia. It had an improvised script and features actors working alongside actual people form government, law and medicine. It culminated in a trial before a real judge and the outcome was not known until the judge made his ruling.[2]
The film looks at the potential dangers from chemicals used on cotton crops. The Australian Cotton Foundation and the Aeriel Agricultural Association of Australia both tried to get it banned.