Daily Examiner Pty Ltd v Mundine; Brown v Mundine [2012] NSWCA 195

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Daily Examiner Pty Ltd v Mundine; Brown v Mundine [2012] NSWCA 195 Hearing dates: 2 April 2012 Decision date: 28 June 2012 Before: McColl JA, Whealy JA & Tobias AJA Decision: (1) Refuse the appellants' applications for an extension of time to file their Notices of Appeal. (2) Appellants to pay the respondent's costs of the applications to extend time and of hearing of the appeal proceedings generally. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: DEFAMATION - common law qualified privilege - jury trial - appeal against primary judge's findings - where respondent not identified in matter - whether trial judge correct that publication was to world at large - whether publication to recipients who would not identify respondent merely incidental

DEFAMATION - statutory qualified privilege - s 30 Defamation Act 2005 - whether appellants' conduct reasonable in the circumstances - whether reasonableness determined by principles in Reynolds v Time Newspapers Ltd.

PRACTICE and PROCEDURE - extension of time - where leave applied for unnecessarily - leave rejected - whether time to file notice of appeal should be extended Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - s 56 to s 60 - Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) - s 8, s 22, s 24, s 30, s 31 - Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) - s 101, s 102 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - 51.9 Cases Cited: - Adam v Ward [1917] AC 309 - Aktas v Westpac Banking Corp Ltd [2010] HCA 25; 241 CLR 79 - Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited v Marsden [2002] NSWCA 419 - Andreyevich v Kosovich & Publicity Press (1938) Pty Ltd (1947) 47 SR(NSW) 357 - Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 - Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 354 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Comalco Ltd (1986) 12 FCR 510 - Bashford v Information Australia (Newsletters) Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 5; 218 CLR 366 - Bennette v Cohen [2005] NSWCA 341; 64 NSWLR 81 - Besser v Kermode [2011] NSWCA 174; 282 ALR 314 - Bonnick v Morris [2003] 1 AC 300 - Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon [2011] HCA 30; 85 ALJR 865 - Daily Examiner Pty Ltd v Mundine [2011] NSWCA 126 - Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 699; 71 NSWLR 606 - Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; 210 CLR 575 - Fairfax Publication Pty Ltd v Hitchcock [2007] NSWCA 364; 70 NSWLR 484 - John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Vilo [2001] NSWCA 290; 52 NSWLR 373 - Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; 230 CLR 89 - Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11; 2 WLR 760 - Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76; 254 ALR 504 - Goyan v Motyka [2008] NSWCA 28; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-939 - Hebditch v MacIlwaine [1894] 2 QB 54 - Holmes a Court v Papaconstuntinos [2011] NSWCA 59; [2011] Aust Torts Reports 82-081 - Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44; (2007) 1 AC 359 - Korean Times Pty Ltd v Pak [2011] NSWCA 365 - Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; 189 CLR 520 - Lazarus v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (1985) 1 NSWLR 188 - Lindholdt v Hyer [2008] NSWCA 264; 251 ALR 514 - Martin v The Nominal Defendant (1954) 74 WN (NSW) 121 - Megna v Marshall [2010] NSWSC 686 - Moit v Bristow [2005] NSWCA 322 - Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1977] 2 NSWLR 749 - Mundine v Brown (No 6) [2010] NSWSC 1285 - Mundine v Brown (No 7) [2011] NSWSC 170 - Reynolds v Time Newspapers Ltd [1999] UKHL 45; (2001) 2 AC 127 - Richards v Cornford (No 3) [2010] NSWCA 134 - Roberts v Bass [2002] HCA 57; 212 CLR 1 - Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 52; 216 CLR 327 - Sali v SPC Ltd [1993] HCA 47; 67 ALJR 841 - Skalkos v Assaf [2002] NSWCA 14; [2002] Aust Torts Reports 81-644 - Sophron v Nominal Defendant (1957) 96 CLR 469 - Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd [1994] HCA 45; 182 CLR 211 - Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 - Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd [1994] HCA 46; 182 CLR 104 - Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9; 142 CLR 531 - Witten v Lombard Australia Ltd (1968) 88 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 405 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Avery Brown (Appellant/Second Respondent) Daily Examiner Pty Ltd (Appellant/Second Respondent) Lana Mundine (First Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms P. Wass (Appellant/Second Respondent) G.O'L. Reynolds SC, A.T.S. Dawson, Ms G.R. Rubagotti (Appellant/Second Respondent) T. Molomby SC, R.K.M. Rasmussen (First Respondent) Solicitors: Holding Redlich Lawyers (Appellant/Second Respondent) Bani Haddock Fiora (Appellant/Second Respondent) Slater & Gordon Lawyers (First Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/297431 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: [2010] NSWSC 1285 Date of Decision: 2010-11-05 00:00:00 Before: Harrison J File Number(s): 2009/297431