NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2003) 56 NSWLR 621
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Ainsworth v Burden [2003] NSWCA 90 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 April 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 16; Grove J at 17 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted; appeal allowed with costs; orders made
CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - express statutory protection under Freedom of Information legislation does not cover original publication to public official - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - express statutory protection for publication of defamatory matter does not cover original publication to public official LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) Morgan v Mallard [2001] SA SC 364 McFarlane v Commonwealth of Australia (17/6/02) Re McKinnon & Powell (1995) 40 ALD 343 Pal v Weir (11/3/03) CASES CITED : Speight v Gosnay (1891) 60 LJ QB 231 CA Harris v 718932 Pty Limited [2003] NSW CA 38 Toomey v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 173 Williamson v Freer (1874) LR 9 CP 393 Adam v Ward [1917] AC 309 Leonard Hastings Ainsworth PARTIES : v Leslie James Burden FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40688/02 COUNSEL : R Stitt QC/T Blackburn (Appellant) B Donovan QC/R Rasmussen (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Dibbs Barker Gosling (Appellant) Hunt & Hunt (Respondent)
LOWER COURT Supreme Court - Common Law Division JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT CLD 21216/96 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Simpson J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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