› report of court proceedings in newspaper article
› report inaccurate
› newspaper article subsequently discussed on talkback radio
› defamatory imputations contained in radio host’s broadcast
› whether comments of radio host a fair summary of the protected report for purposes of s 24(3) of the Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)
› whether ordinary reasonable listener could differentiate between comments of radio host and content of Herald article
Defamation
› report of court proceedings in newspaper article
› newspaper article subsequently discussed on talkback radio
› defamatory imputations contained in radio host’s broadcast
› broadcast material was partly proper material for comment under s 30 of the Defamation Act to the extent it included the content of the protected report
› whether imputations represented opinions which might reasonably be held
Case Details
Citation[2007] NSWCA 261
CourtNSWCA
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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