Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Clarke v Nationwide News Pty Ltd trading as The Sunday Times [2012] FCA 307 Citation: Clarke v Nationwide News Pty Ltd trading as The Sunday Times [2012] FCA 307
Parties: NATALIE CLARKE v NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY LTD TRADING AS THE SUNDAY TIMES
File number: WAD 195 of 2010
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 27 March 2012
Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – unlawful discrimination – racial discrimination – contravention of s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) – reasonably likely in all the circumstances to offend, insult or humiliate – publication – posting of comments on a website – matters of public importance – freedom of speech – reasonable victim standard – objective test – perspective – serious effects – "because of" race – causation – vetting – moderating – gravity – context – apparent relevance – exemptions – reasonably and in good faith – compensation for loss and damage suffered – economic and non-economic loss – exemplary damages – aggravated damages
Legislation: Constitution Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) s 3, s 46PH(2), s 46PO, s 46PO(4), s 46PO(4)(b), s 46PO(4)(c), s 46PO(4)(d), s 46PO(4)(e), s 46PO(4)(f) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) s 3(3), s 18B, s 18C, s 18C(1)(a), s 18C(1)(b), s 18D, s 18D(a), s 18D(b), s 18D(c), s 18D(c)(ii), s 18E, Pt IIA
Cases cited: Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2004] FCAFC 16; (2004) 135 FCR 105 Byrne v Deane [1937] 1 KB 818 Creek v Cairns Post Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1007; (2001) 112 FCR 352 Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; (2002) 210 CLR 575 Eatock v Bolt [2011] FCA 1103; (2011) 197 FCR 261 Elliott v Nanda & Commonwealth [2001] FCA 418; (2001) 111 FCR 240 Employment Services Australia Pty Ltd v Poniatowska [2010] FCAFC 92 Fetherston v Peninsula Health [2004] FCA 485 Godfrey v Demon Internet Ltd [2001] QB 201 Gray v Motor Accident Commission [1998] HCA 70; (1998) 196 CLR 1 Jones v Scully [2002] FCA 1080; (2002) 120 FCR 243 Jones v Toben [2002] FCA 1150 Hagan v Trustees of the Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust [2000] FCA 1615 Hagan v Trustees of the Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust [2001] FCA 123; (2001) 105 FCR 56 Hughes (formerly De Jager) v Car Buyers Pty Ltd [2004] FMCA 526; (2004) 210 ALR 645 Kaplan v Go Daddy Group Inc [2005] NSWSC 636 McGlade v Lightfoot [2002] FCA 1457; (2002) 124 FCR 106 Qantas Airways Limited v Gama [2008] FCAFC 69; (2008) 247 ALR 273 Silberberg v The Builders Collective of Australia Inc [2007] FCA 1512; (2007) 164 FCR 475 Spencer v Dowling [1997] 2 VR 127 Toben v Jones [2003] FCAFC 137; (2003) 129 FCR 515 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Limited [1966] HCA 40; (1966) 117 CLR 118 Wanjurri v Southern Cross Broadcasting (Aus) Ltd (2001) EOC 93-147
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