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a) What is a defamatory statement or matter: A defamatory statement or matter is a statement or matter which holds a person up to ‘hatred, ridicule or contempt’ or ‘tends to lower the person in the estimation of reasonable members of the Australian community’. Issues to note: Serious harm [Note: This requirement applies to all...

A. If you have been defamed. If a person has been defamed, then that person may wish to make a claim in defamation, including potentially instituting proceedings for defamation, against the publisher of the matter. The usual procedure for making a claim in defamation, including potentially instituting proceedings, is as follows: preparation of a formal...

On 10 June a new tort of privacy came into effect in Australia pursuant to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024. What that means is that a person may potentially be able to sue over published matter (such as an article, photograph or video)  if the effect of the publication of the matter...