Kiefel CJ Bell J Keane J Nettle J Gordon J 5. "Google services" referred to in the letter were owned and operated by Google, to which all future correspondence relating thereto should be directed; and that Google was currently reviewing the complaint and would contact Mr Trkulja when it had completed its review. Mr Trkulja replied on the following day via email and on 20 December 2012 received a reply in the same terms as that sent by Google on 18 December 2012. Google provided a detailed response to Mr Trkulja on 16 January 2013. In substance, Google stated that it had removed certain websites from its web search results pages and, without admission, that it had blocked certain autocomplete predictions and search queries relating to Mr Trkulja from appearing as part of the autocomplete and search functions of "google.com.au". Google declined, however, to remove the images of Mr Trkulja which appeared in response to other image searches made using the Google search engine. 17 The prayer for relief is for damages, including aggravated and punitive damages on the basis of Google's knowledge of the falsity of the imputations, at least from 3 December 2012, and its refusal to accept any responsibility for the allegedly defamatory publications, and also for an injunction against Google in the following terms: "that [Google] permanently block Google Images and web searchers [sic] of the Plaintiff's names 'Milorad Trkulja' and 'Michael Trkulja' from its computers and servers and remove all links from its computers and servers linking to the Google webs and images users from Australia." Relevant statutory provisions 18 At relevant times and so far as is germane for present purposes, r 7.01 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 (Vic) provided for service of originating process out of Australia, without order of the court, where the proceeding is founded on a tort committed within Victoria (r 7.01(1)(i)) or the proceeding is brought in respect of damage suffered wholly or partly in Victoria and caused by a tortious act or omission wherever occurring (r 7.01(1)(j)). The writ in this proceeding was served out of Australia on Google in the United States of America pursuant to r 7.01(1)(i) and (j). 19 At relevant times, r 8.09 provided in substance that a defendant could apply before entering an appearance, whether conditional or unconditional, to set aside a writ or its service. 20 Section 63 of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) provides in substance that a court may give summary judgment in favour of a defendant on the

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