John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Zunter 50

[2006] NSWCA 227

Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal

Australia - New South Wales

16th August, 2006

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Russell v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3)	[2023] FCA 1223	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Oct 2023	AustLII	8
Duma v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2023] FCA 47	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Feb 2023	AustLII	6
Wellington v Metcalf	[2022] VCC 1759	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	21 Nov 2022	AustLII	5
Tawhidi v Awad	[2022] VSC 669	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2022	AustLII	1
Kelly v Davis	[2022] NSWDC 352	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Aug 2022	AustLII	1
Palmer v McGowan (No 5)	[2022] FCA 893; (2022) 404 ALR 621	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Aug 2022	AustLII	16
Herron v HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd	[2022] FCAFC 68; (2022) 292 FCR 336; (2022) 400 ALR 56	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Apr 2022	AustLII	27
Leyonhjelm v Hanson-Young	[2021] FCAFC 22; (2021) 282 FCR 341; (2021) 387 ALR 384	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 2021	AustLII	18
Bailey v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd	[2020] NSWCA 352; (2020) 104 NSWLR 541	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Dec 2020	AustLII	7
Herron v HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2020] FCA 1687	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Nov 2020	AustLII	9
Tsamis v Victoria (No 7)	[2019] VSC 826	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2019	AustLII	4
Cooper v Cooper	[2019] QDC 279	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	13 Dec 2019	AustLII
Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm (No 4)	[2019] FCA 1981	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Nov 2019	AustLII	16
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Chau Chak Wing	[2019] FCAFC 125; (2019) 271 FCR 632; (2019) 371 ALR 545	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Aug 2019	AustLII	75
Wraydeh v New South Wales	[2018] NSWDC 138	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Jun 2018	AustLII	1
Tabbaa v Nine Network Pty Ltd (No 10)	[2018] NSWSC 468	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Apr 2018	AustLII	7
Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Kazal	[2018] NSWCA 77; (2018) 97 NSWLR 547	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Apr 2018	AustLII	40
Google Inc v Duffy	[2017] SASCFC 130	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	4 Oct 2017	AustLII	17
Weatherup v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2016] QSC 266	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	16 Nov 2016	AustLII	5
Cheikho v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 5)	[2016] NSWSC 29	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Feb 2016	AustLII	8
Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Fisher	[2015] NSWCA 414; [2016] Aust Torts Reports 82-257	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Dec 2015	AustLII	5
Giani v Queensland Television Ltd	[2015] QDC 286	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	18 Nov 2015	AustLII	3
Hardie v The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd	[2015] VSC 364	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Jul 2015	AustLII	10
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Bateman	[2015] NSWCA 154; (2015) 321 ALR 726; (2015) 90 NSWLR 79	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jun 2015	AustLII	19
Gacic v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2015] NSWCA 99; (2015) 89 NSWLR 538	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Apr 2015	AustLII	19
Setka v Abbott	[2014] VSCA 287; (2014) 44 VR 352	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	18 Nov 2014	AustLII	31
Bateman v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2014] NSWSC 1380	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Oct 2014	AustLII	10
Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWCA 90; (2014) 86 NSWLR 96	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2014	AustLII	41
McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2013] NSWSC 933; (2013) 277 FLR 418	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Jul 2013	AustLII	8
Belbin v Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation	[2012] VSC 535	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Nov 2012	AustLII	51
Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWSC 770	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jul 2012	AustLII	8
Fierravanti-Wells v Channel Seven Sydney (No 3)	[2011] NSWDC 201	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Dec 2011	AustLII
Snedden v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWCA 262	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	2 Sep 2011	AustLII	7
Forrest v Chlanda	[2011] NTSC 67	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	1 Sep 2011	AustLII	1
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Kermode	[2011] NSWCA 174; (2011) 282 ALR 314; (2011) 81 NSWLR 157	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jun 2011	AustLII	112
Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed	[2010] NSWCA 335; (2010) 278 ALR 232; [2010] ATR 82-075	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 Dec 2010	AustLII	91
Snedden v Nationwide News	[2009] NSWSC 1446	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Dec 2009	AustLII	4
Field v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWSC 1285	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Nov 2009	AustLII	2
Mahommed v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWSC 631	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Jul 2009	AustLII	5
PK v BV	[2008] NSWDC 292	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Dec 2008	AustLII	1
Lindholdt v Hyer	[2008] NSWCA 264; (2008) 251 ALR 514; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-976	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Oct 2008	AustLII	31
Lewincamp v ACP Magazines Ltd	[2008] ACTSC 69	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	23 Jul 2008	AustLII	12
Cross v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWCA 80	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 May 2008	AustLII	15
Coates v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 292; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-943	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Apr 2008	AustLII	6
Fawcett v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 139	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 Feb 2008	AustLII	7
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Hitchcock	[2007] NSWCA 364; (2007) 70 NSWLR 484	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2007	AustLII	73
Kriss v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 830; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-902	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Aug 2007	AustLII	1
Shari-Lea Hitchcock v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 7	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jan 2007	AustLII	4
Bass v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWCA 343	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Dec 2006	AustLII	12

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Perfecting Polly Peck: Defences of Truth and Opinion in Australian Defamation Law and Practice"	(2007) 29 Sydney Law Review 651	Kenyon, A	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII		3

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s22
Defamation Act 1889 (Qld)
Defamation Act 1957 (Tas)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Advertiser-News Weekend Publishing Co Ltd v Manock	[2005] SASC 82; (2005) 91 SASR 206	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	15 Mar 2005	AustLII	32
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Moodie	[2003] WASCA 273; (2003) 28 WAR 314	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	14 Nov 2003	AustLII	38
Robinson v Laws	[2003] 1 Qd R 81		Australia - Queensland	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	37
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Blake	[2001] NSWCA 434; (2001) 53 NSWLR 541	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2001	AustLII	86
John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson	[2000] HCA 36; (2000) 203 CLR 503; (2000) 172 ALR 625; (2000) 74 ALJR 1109; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 63,826	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Jun 2000	AustLII	635
Victoria Teachers Credit Union v KPMG (a firm)	[2000] VSCA 23; (2000) 1 VR 654	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Mar 2000	AustLII	19
Chakravarti v Advertiser Newspapers Ltd	[1998] HCA 37; 93 CLR 519	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	AustLII	346
Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (No 2)	(1991) 23 NSWLR 374; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-115		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1991	LexisNexis AU	95
Prager v Times Newspapers Ltd	[1988] 1 All ER 300; [1988] 1 WLR 77		United Kingdom	circa 1988	LexisNexis	36
Pamplin v Express Newspapers Ltd (No 2)	[1988] 1 All ER 282; [1988] 1 WLR 116		United Kingdom	circa 1988	LexisNexis	102
Atkinson v Fitzwalter	[1987] 1 All ER 483; [1987] 1 WLR 201		United Kingdom	circa 1987	LexisNexis	66
Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1986] AC 299		United Kingdom	circa 1986	LexisNexis / Westlaw	37
Polly Peck (Holdings) plc v Trelford	[1986] QB 1000; [1986] 2 All ER 84; [1986] 2 WLR 845		United Kingdom	circa 1986	LexisNexis / Westlaw	211
Palmer v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	(1986) 5 NSWLR 727		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	26
Cohen v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1971] 1 NSWLR 623		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1971	LexisNexis AU	16
Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd	[1966] HCA 40; (1966) 117 CLR 118; [1967] ALR 25; (1966) 40 ALJR 124	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Jun 1966	AustLII	654
Plato Films Ltd v Speidel	[1961] AC 1090; [1961] 1 All ER 876; [1961] 2 WLR 470		United Kingdom	circa 1961	LexisNexis / Westlaw	254
Howden v Truth & Sportsman Ltd [No 2]	[1938] NSWStRp 7; (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 287; 55 WN (NSW) 95	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Mar 1938	AustLII	19
Scott v Sampson	[1882] UKLawRpKQB 32; (1882) 8 QBD 491		United Kingdom	20 Mar 1882	CommonLII	125

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