Federal Court of Australia
vs Appeal against interim injunction restraining publication
of alleged defamatory newspaper article - whether case for leave to appeal "for special reasons" - application of established principles to particular facts not alone
justification for leave - possible defamatory view of article
at least to readers with special knowledge - liability for
republication of statements not dependent on adoption of
statements as assertions of fact or expressions of opinion -
potential readership of article properly considered -
triable case - available defences - balance of convenience
Federal Court Rules 0.52 r.15
NATIONWIDE PUBLISHING PROPRIETARY LIMITED trading as THE CENTRALIAN ADVOCATE v. ROSIE FURBER, MICHAEL PAUL RICE, VERONICA MARY GOLDER, DAVIE HAYES, NANCY ANNE LYNCH
No. NTG 34 of 1983
\ TOOHEY, McGREGOR & FITZGERALD JJ.
DARWIN
13 APRIL 1984 .
aA
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA )
NORTHERN
TERRITORY DISTRIC®Y REGISTRY ) No. NIG 34 of 1983
GENERAL DIVISION )
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
, BETWEEN:
AND:
JUDGES MAKING ORDER
DATE OF ORDER
WHERE MADE
NATIONWIDE PUBLISHING PROPRIETARY LIMITED trading as THE CENTRALIA' ADVOCATE
Appellant
ROSIE FURBER
First Respondent
MICHAEL PAUL RICE
Second Respondent
VERONICA MARY GOLDER Third Respondent
-DAVIE HAYES Fourth Respondent
NANCY ANNE LYNCi
Fifth Respondent
O R D ER
Toohey, McGregor & Fitzgerald JJ. 13 April 1984
Darwin
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. 2.
The appeal be dismissed.
The appellant pay the respondents' costs of
the appeal.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. NTG 34 of 1983 GENERAL DIVISION )
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHERN ~ TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
———
, BETWEEN:
NATIONWIDE PUBLISHING PROPRIETARY LIMITED trading as THE CENTRALIAN ADVOCATE
Appellant AND: ROSIE FURBER First Respondent AND: MICHAEL PAUL RICE Second Respondent AND: ' VERONICA MARY GOLDER Third Respondent AND: ' DAVIE HAYES Fourth Respondent AND:
We try to embed the page this law was scraped from. If the site blocks framing, you still get the link and a local excerpt.
Last checked with source on —
Checking whether the official page can be embedded…
Plain-English simplify of this law: a short summary, key points, and both sides of the argument. Generated on first view via Replicate, then cached. Vote on what helps your study.
No study brief is cached for this law yet. Sign up to generate a plain-English brief.
Sign up to generate