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HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA KIEFEL CJ, GAGELER, KEANE, GORDON, EDELMAN, STEWARD AND GLEESON JJ S236/2020 FAIRFAX MEDIA PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD APPELLANT AND DYLAN VOLLER RESPONDENT S237/2020 NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY LIMITED APPELLANT AND DYLAN VOLLER RESPONDENT S238/2020 AUSTRALIAN NEWS CHANNEL PTY LTD APPELLANT AND DYLAN VOLLER RESPONDENT Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller Nationwide News Pty Limited v Voller Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27 Date of Hearing: 18 May 2021 Date of Judgment: 8 September 2021 S236/2020, S237/2020 & S238/2020

اختر الفقرة المستهدفة3

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Fairfax Media Publications v. Voller

Case Law

Country

Australia

Country Location

خط العرض: -24.13114257073859

خط الطول: 135.63642619925068

Country Location (مرتبط Case Law): Australia

Decision Date: 8 سبتمبر 2021

Case Status: أُغلقت / إنتهت

Case Outcome Procedural

Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling

Case Outcome (Disposition)

تأييد القانون أو الاجراء

Keywords

Defamation / Reputation
Digital Rights

Judicial Body: Supreme (court of final appeal)

Case Number: [2021] HCA 27

Case Summary: The High Court of Australia found that three media companies, Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, Nationwide News Pty Limited, and Australian News Channel Pty Ltd, were publishers of defamatory comments made by Facebook users on their public Facebook pages, and therefore could be held accountable for defamation. The case involved Dylan Voller, a former detainee at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, who brought a defamation claim against these media companies for hosting comments alleging he had committed violent crimes. The media companies appealed the ruling of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, arguing that they should not be considered publishers since they did not have the intention to communicate the defamatory material. However, the High Court rejected this argument, emphasizing that defamation is a tort of strict liability, and any act of participation in the communication of a defamatory matter is sufficient to make a defendant a publisher. The Court clarified that the defense of innocent dissemination does not negate the fact of publication, but rather provides an exception to liability for certain defendants who were unaware of the defamatory content.

Related Caselaw

Australia

Collection

CIPIT

Date Updated: 28 سبتمبر 2023

المستندات الأولية

FAIRFAX MEDIA PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD VS DYLAN VOLLER.pdf
English
تحميل عرض

CYRILLA: Global Digital Rights Law

اختر الفقرة المستهدفة3

Fairfax Media Publications v. Voller

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