ABC v Obeid [2006] NSWCA 231

Reported Decision : 66 NSWLR 605

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: ABC v Obeid [2006] NSWCA 231 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 4 August 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 21 August 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 10; Tobias JA at 11

DECISION: (a) Appeal dismissed; (b) Summons for leave to appeal dismissed; (c) The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal and the summons for leave to appeal

CATCHWORDS: DEFAMATION – publication – radio broadcast – "strike in" application – principles – definition of whole broadcast or publication – ordinary reasonable listener – extent of necessary inquiry into conduct – DEFAMATION – privilege – statutory qualified privilege – common law qualified privilege

LEGISLATION CITED: Defamation Act 1974 District Court Rules, Pt 9, r 7

The Age Corporation Ltd v Beran [2005] NSWCA 289 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Bennette v Cohen [2005] NSWCA 341, 64 NSWLR 81 Beran v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 107 Burrows v Knightley (1987) 10 NSWLR 651 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Limited [2002] HCA 22, 209 CLR 478 Gordon v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 410 CASES CITED: Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Morosi v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 418 (note) Phelps v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 130 Ron Hodgson (Trading) Pty Ltd v Belvedere Motors (Hurstville) Pty Ltd [1971] 1 NSWLR 472 Sandilands v Channel 7 Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1250 Theophanaous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (1984) 182 CLR 104 Tsvangirai v The Special Broadcasting Service [2002] NSWSC 532 Waites v Macquarie Radio Network Ltd [2006] NSWSC 507 Westaway v Jones (Unreported, 20 August 1993, Levine J)