Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 196

Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 196

The second bundle was admitted as Exhibit CB as material on which the plaintiff proposed to rely to defeat the defence of qualified privilege, with the plaintiff's assertion noted that it was material available to the defendant concerning a person who appeared on both programs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Admissibility of Child Welfare Records T4870
Outcome
Second bundle admitted as Exhibit CB.
Legal Topics
['admissibility' 'child Welfare Records' 'qualified Privilege']
['defamation' 'evidence'] ['admissibility' 'child Welfare Records' 'qualified Privilege']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Admissibility of Child Welfare Records T4870

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the second bundle of child welfare records should be admitted as material relevant to the plaintiff's attempt to defeat the defence of qualified privilege."]

Ratio Decidendi

The second bundle was admitted as Exhibit CB as material on which the plaintiff proposed to rely to defeat the defence of qualified privilege, with the plaintiff's assertion noted that it was material available to the defendant concerning a person who appeared on both programs.

Court Disposition

Second bundle admitted as Exhibit CB.

Orders

  • ['The second bundle will be admitted as Exhibit CB.']