Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Trad

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeGummow,Hayne,Bell JJ,Heydon J,Kiefel J
Judgment Date05 October 2012
Neutral Citation[2012] HCA 44,2012-1005 HCA C
CourtHigh Court
Docket NumberS318/2011
Date05 October 2012
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  • Qualified privilege can be a defence against defamation actions
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 11 March 2013
    ...qualified privilege defence Late last year, the High Court of Australia released its judgment in the case of Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Trad [2012] HCA 44. The case was an appeal lodged by 2GB Radio in relation to proceedings contesting the nature of on-air comments it had directed at Mr Kaise......
  • Getting your own back: how far can you go in responding to a public attack?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 14 October 2012
    ...counter-attacks, the privilege is not absolute, as illustrated by the High Court's decision last week in Harbour Radio Pty Limited v Trad [2012] HCA 44. The claims and counter-claims over the Cronulla riots About a week after the Cronulla riots, Keysar Trad, a spokesman for the Muslim commu......
  • Recent Developments in Defamation Law
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 14 April 2013
    ...and the CFMEU had a duty to hear or an interest in hearing it. The other 2012 High Court decision handed down was Harbour Radio v Trad [2012] HCA 44, which addressed a number of issues, the primary one being "reply to attack" qualified This defence provides an opportunity for a person defam......

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