Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v. Voller
Nationwide News Pty Limited v. Voller
Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v. Voller

Lower Court Judgment

01/06/2020 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (Basten & Meagher JJA, Simpson AJA)

[2020] NSWCA 102

Catchwords

Defamation – Publication – Where applicants created and operated public Facebook pages on which Facebook users can view and comment on items posted – Where Facebook users posted comments on applicants’ Facebook posts – Where respondent commenced defamation proceedings against applicants – Where primary judge determined separate question – Where NSW Court of Appeal dismissed appeal from determination – Whether intention to communicate defamatory material is necessary for person to be “publisher” – Whether operators of Facebook pages “publish” third-party comments posted on page prior to being aware of comments.