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Plaintiff applied to strike out parts of defence against action for defamation; where defence of absolute privilege claimed in respect of republication; whether absolute privilege irrelevant to original publication; application refused: Mackenzie J
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2004] QCA 181
28 May 2004
Plaintiff appealed against [2003] QSC 431; whether s 101(2) Criminal Justice Act 1989 (Qld) conferred defence of absolute privilege not only on publisher but also on the person who provided the published material to that publisher; appeal dismissed: Williams JA, Muir and Mullins JJ
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Appeal Determined (QCA)
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