What next for defamation law? What changes can we expect in 2023 and 2024?
| Published date | 19 April 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Libel & Defamation |
| Law Firm | Carroll & O'Dea |
| Author | Ms Grace Brophy and Daniel O'Brien |
| topic | Technology |
Following the reforms to the Defamation Act1 commencing on 1 July 2021, there are further proposed developments for Australia's defamation laws in the works for 2023 and 2024.
The main development will focus on updating the existing defamation laws to keep up with technological advancement, particularly in relation to social media.
Between 2021 and 2022, the following two landmark cases were heard before the High Court of Australia:
- Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller & Ors 2 (Fairfax v Voller)
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In Fairfax v Voller, media corporations were found liable as publishers in defamation for comments written by third parties on Facebook pages hosted by the media...
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