Jarratt v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2001] NSWSC 739

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Jarratt v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2001] NSWSC 739 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Civil FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20068/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 - 26 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 September 2001

PARTIES : Jeffrey Jarratt (Plt) John Fairfax Publications (Def) JUDGMENT OF : McClellan J

COUNSEL : T K Tobin QC/D Campbell/J Castaldi (Plt) W H Nicholas QC/T D Blackburn (Def) SOLICITORS : Verekers (Plt) Freehills (Def) CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - damages - aggravated damages - publication of newspaper material on the internet Defamation Act 1974 ss 46(1)(2)(3), 46A(1)(2), 48 Motor Accidents Act 1988 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978 Workers' Compensation Act 1987 Bickel v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd & Anor (1981) 2 NSWLR 474 Australian Consolidated Press v Ettinghausen, unreported, NSWSC, 13 October 1993 Broome v Cassell (1972) AC 1027 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1 Harrigan v Jones [2001] NSWSC 623 John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson (2000) 74 ALJR 1109 CASES CITED : Jones v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 732 Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 510 Randwick Labor Club Limited v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 906 Tingle & Anor v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd & Anor (No 4) [1999] NSWSC Trend Management Ltd v Borg (1996) 40 NSWLR 500 Triggell v Pheeney (1951) 82 CLR 497 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1965-66) 117 CLR 118 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR 72 Vacik Distributors Pty Ltd & Anor v Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Anor (No 8) [2000] NSWSC 732 DECISION : See paras 168, 169