Defamation law reform and social media: What happens on the internet stays on the internet? Click Here for PDF of Article Law reform and technological developments move at distinctly different speeds, creating challenges for legislators worldwide. In Australia, social...
Public Interest Defence Following a series of high-profile massive payouts for defamation (see Rush case note ), new laws have been introduced to address some of the problems with the uniform defamation laws that apply throughout the nation. In NSW, these laws are...
REFORM TO DEFAMATION LAWS Each Australian State (and Territory) have their own enacted defamation laws. Following a review into Australia’s Model Defamation Provisions, amended defamation laws have been introduced in most States of Australia from 1 July 2021....
Defamation law reform and social media What happens on the internet stays on the internet? Article published in Legal Briefs by Justine Hanks, Education Manager, Rule of Law Education Centre “Defamation law is a difficult balancing exercise between freedom of speech...
Chris Dawson Case Note How effective is the media as a non-legal measure in achieving justice? Conversely, what are the risks and challenges that the media may pose to existing legal measures used by police and courts? How does the legal system ensure that the rights...
