Daniels v State of New South Wales (No 6) [2015] NSWSC 1074

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Daniels v State of New South Wales (No 6) [2015] NSWSC 1074 Hearing dates: 7, 8, 9 September 2015 Date of orders: 11 September 2015 Decision date: 11 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Publication of reasons for conclusion reached regarding questions for the jury. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – procedure – trial – functions of judge and jury – defences – qualified privilege – statutory defence of qualified privilege – element of reasonableness – whether a question for the jury – consideration of Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd Legislation Cited: Criminal Code (Qld) (63 Vict No 9), s 377 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 132 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW), s 22 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) ss 30; 22 Defamation Act 1958 (NSW) s 17 Cases Cited: Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1984] 2 NSWLR 383 Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 493 Calwell v Ipec Australia Ltd [1975] HCA 47; 135 CLR 321 Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 699; 71 NSWLR 606 Hanrahan v Ainsworth (1990) 22 NSWLR 73 Hunt v Radio 2SM Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWDC 43 Telegraph Newspaper Company Ltd v Bedford [1934] HCA 15; 50 CLR 632 Watt v Longsdon (1930) 1 KB at 153 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Dr Christopher Sydney Daniels (plaintiff) State of New South Wales (first defendant) Louise Manwaring (second defendant) David Tooney (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff in person S Chrysanthou (defendants)