NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Chetwynd v Armidale Dumaresq Council [2010] NSWSC 690
HEARING DATE(S) : 12-27 April, 4-7 May 2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 2010
JUDGMENT OF : James J
DECISION : Verdict for the defendant
CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION — Defamation Act ss 25, 27, 28, 30 — defence of justification — defence of absolute privilege — defence of publication in a public document — defence of statutory qualified privilege — defence of common law qualified privilege — defence of common law fair comment
Defamation Act 2005 Local Government (General) Regulation LEGISLATION CITED : Local Government Act New South Wales Defamation Act 1974 Protected Disclosures Act 1994
Adam v Ward [1917] AC 309 Andreyevich v Kosovich and Publicity Press (1938) Pty Ltd (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 357 Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1984) 2 NSWLR 383 Bashford v Information Australia (Newsletters) Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 366 CASES CITED : Bennette v Cohen [2009] NSWCA 60 Channel Seven Adelaide v Manock (2007) 232 CLR 245 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Limited (1991) 23 NSWLR 374 Roberts v Bass (2002) 212 CLR 1 Webb v Bloch (1928) 41 CLR 331
TEXTS CITED : Australian Defamation Law and Practice Gatley on Libel and Slander (11th ed)
PARTIES : Brian Chetwynd - Plaintiff Armidale Dumaresq Council - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2008/289628
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