Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | [1994] HCA 45,1994-1012 HCA B |
| Date | 1994 |
| Court | High Court |
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...(1997) 146 ALR 126; (1997) 71 ALJR 991 (31 July 1997) 64 See Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 104 and Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 211 in which the court had created a new defence to defamation actions involving political figures and extende......
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Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd
...of opinion in Theophanous v. Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. (1994) 182 C.L.R. 104 and Stephens v. West Australian Newspapers Ltd. (1994) 182 C.L.R. 211 and in some respects modifying the view of the majority in those cases, the High Court in Lange settled on a new common law privilege for commu......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Avoiding defamation claims in contentious times
...New South Wales [2013] HCA 58. 2 Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 104; Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 211. 3 (1997) 145 ALR 96. 4 Ballina Shire Council v Ringland [1994] 33 NSWLR 680 The content of this article is intended to provide a general......
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The Australian Constitution's Influence on the Common Law
...eg, Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1, 29(Brennan J) (Mason CJ and McHugh J agreeing).30 (1994) 182 CLR 104 ('Theophanous').31 (1994) 182 CLR 211 ('Stephens').32 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 ('Nationwide News'); Australian CapitalTelevision Pty Ltd v Commonwealth......
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Alexander Meiklejohn, American Constitutional Law, and Australia's Implied Freedom of Political Communication
...Brennan J, in part, dissented. 24 Applying the principle, see Theophanous (1994) 182 CLR 104; Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 211 ('Stephens'); not applying the principle, see Langer v Commonwealth (1996) 186 CLR 302; Kruger v Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 1 ('Kruger'......
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The Constitutional (In)Validity of Religious Vilification Laws: Implications for their Interpretation
...to 'other persons or bodies for whose official conduct the representatives are responsible'. 36 Lange (1997) 189 CLR 520, 560. 37 (1994) 182 CLR 211, 264 ('Stephens'); cited in Lange (1997) 189 CLR 520, 570–1. 38 ACTV (1992) 177 CLR 106, 138. 39 Theophanous (1994) 182 CLR 104, 124, quoting ......
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Commonwealth Immunity as a Constitutional Implication
...(ed), Australian Federation Towards theSecond Century, (1992), 92–94; Zines, above n 62, 362.82 Stephens v West Australian Newspapers (1994) 182 CLR 211, 232–234 (Mason CJ, Toohey andGaudron JJ), 236 (Brennan J). The case for consistency of approach is even clearer where, ashere, the implic......
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