Clarke v Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales [2020] NSWDC 641

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Clarke v Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales [2020] NSWDC 641 Hearing dates: 12-16 October 2020 Date of orders: 23 October 2020 Decision date: 23 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 The Amended Statement of Claim is dismissed. 2 The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. 3 I will hear the parties on an alternate costs order or as to the making of a gross sum costs order, if an application is made for such a costs order within 7 days, by notifying the other party and my Associate. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – publication - imputations – damage to reputation – hurt to feelings – statutory defence of provision of information in good faith Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a Cases Cited: Armargas Ltd v Mundogas SA (The Ocean Frost) [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep 1 Bankstown City Council v Alamado Holdings Pty Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 660 Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 5) [2012] FCA 1200 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bristow v Adams [2012] NSWCA 166 Chase v Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 1722 Coote v Kelly [2016] NSWSC 1447 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gestmin SGPS SA v Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd [2013] EWHC 3560 Hughes v Barbara Mines Ltd (No 4) [2010] WASC 160 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones v Gordon (1877) 2 App Cas 616 Lindsay v Medical Board [2008] NSWSC 40 Lithgow City Council v Jackson (2011) 244 CLR 352 Lucas v Dicker (180) 6 QBD 84 Mid Density Developments Pty Ltd v Rockdale Municipal Council (1993) 44 FCR 290 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170 Onassis v Calogeropoulos v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyd's Rep 403 Palmer v Dolman [2005] NSWCA 361 Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) (2010) 267 ALR 494 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (No 4) [2011] FCA 1126 Slayter v Daily Telegraph Newspaper Co Ltd (1908) 6 CLR 1 Smith v Morrison [1974] 1 WLR 659 Spiliotopoulos v National Australia Bank Ltd [2017] NSWSC 971 Sungravure Pty Ltd v Middle East Airlines Airliban SA (1975) 134 CLR 1 Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England (No 3) [2003] 2 AC 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sharmain Daisy Clarke (Plaintiff) Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: In person (Plaintiff)