Rayney v Reynolds [No 4] 2

[2022] WASC 360

Supreme Court of Western Australia

Australia - Western Australia

5th April, 2023

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Fong-Jones v Flow Chemical Pty Ltd	[2023] VSC 770	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Oct 2023	AustLII	1
Reynolds v Rayney	[2023] WASCA 144	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	6 Oct 2023	AustLII	7

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)	s7, s14, s25, s34, s35, s38, s40
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s35, s48
Rules (Vic)
Defamation Act 2005 (WA)
Supreme Court Act 1935 (WA)	s37
Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA)	s38

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Google LLC v Defteros	[2022] HCA 27; (2022) 403 ALR 434; (2022) 96 ALJR 766	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Aug 2022	AustLII	15
Palmer v McGowan (No 6)	[2022] FCA 927; (2022) 405 ALR 462	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Aug 2022	AustLII	7
Rayney v Western Australia (No 4)	[2022] WASCA 44	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	12 Apr 2022	AustLII	12
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller	[2021] HCA 27; (2021) 273 CLR 346; 392 ALR 540; (2021) 95 ALJR 767	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Sep 2021	AustLII	36
Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd v Wagner	[2020] QCA 221; (2020) 6 Qd R 64; (2020) 385 ALR 328	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	13 Oct 2020	AustLII	11
Western Australia v Edwards (No 7)	[2020] WASC 339	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	24 Sep 2020	AustLII	4
Armstrong v McIntosh (No 4)	[2020] WASC 31	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	21 May 2020	AustLII	9
Jensen v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [No 13]	[2019] WASC 451	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Dec 2019	AustLII	7
Wagner v Nine Network Australia (No 2)	[2019] QSC 309	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	16 Dec 2019	AustLII	10
Wagner v Nine Network Australia	[2019] QSC 284	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	22 Nov 2019	AustLII	24
AVWest Aircraft Pty Ltd v Clayton Utz (A Firm) (No 2)	[2019] WASC 306	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	28 Aug 2019	AustLII	16
Northern Territory v Sangare	[2019] HCA 25; (2019) 265 CLR 164; (2019) 372 ALR 117; (2019) 93 ALJR 959; 60 Fam LR 71	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Aug 2019	AustLII	425
Strzelecki Holdings Pty Ltd v Jorgensen	[2019] WASCA 96; (2019) 54 WAR 388	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	4 Jul 2019	AustLII	83
Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2019] FCA 496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Apr 2019	AustLII	74
JB v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2)	[2019] NTCA 3	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	10 Apr 2019	AustLII	3
Bauer Media Pty Ltd v Wilson (No 2)	[2018] VSCA 154; (2018) 56 VR 674; (2018) 361 ALR 642	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Jun 2018	AustLII	75
Rayney v Western Australia (No 9)	[2017] WASC 367	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Dec 2017	AustLII	30
Wilson v Bauer Media Pty Ltd	[2017] VSC 521	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	13 Sep 2017	AustLII	70
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Weatherup	[2017] QCA 70; [2018] 1 Qd R 19	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	21 Apr 2017	AustLII	24
Zoef v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2017] NSWCA 2	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Jan 2017	AustLII	26
Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2015] FCA 652; (2015) 237 FCR 33; (2015) 332 ALR 257	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2015	AustLII	117
John Holland Pty Ltd v Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd	[2015] NSWSC 451	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Apr 2015	AustLII	125
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
Sands v South Australia	[2015] SASCFC 36	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	31 Mar 2015	AustLII	17
Financial Integrity Pty Ltd v Farmer (No 4)	[2014] ACTSC 145	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	16 Jun 2014	AustLII	19
McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (No 8)	[2014] NSWSC 673	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 May 2014	AustLII	10
Visscher v Maritime Union of Australia (No 6)	[2014] NSWSC 350; (2014) 98 NSWLR 764; [2014] Aust Torts Reports 62-165	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2014	AustLII	27
Cripps v Vakras	[2014] VSC 110	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 Mar 2014	AustLII	5
Western Australia v Rayney	[2013] WASCA 219; (2013) 46 WAR 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	23 Sep 2013	AustLII	30
Llewellyn v Bustfree Pty Ltd	[2012] QCA 354	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	14 Dec 2012	AustLII	1
Western Australia v Rayney (No 3)	[2012] WASC 404	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	1 Nov 2012	AustLII	21
Webb v Ryan	[2012] VSC 377	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Sep 2012	AustLII	62
Trkulja v Yahoo! Inc LLC (No 2)	[2012] VSC 217	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 May 2012	AustLII	11
Bristow v Adams	[2012] NSWCA 166	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 2012	AustLII	75
Fazio v Fazio	[2012] WASCA 72	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	29 Mar 2012	AustLII	130
Frigger v Lean	[2012] WASCA 66	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	27 Mar 2012	AustLII	59
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd	[2012] UKSC 11; [2012] 2 AC 273; [2012] 4 All ER 913; [2012] Crim LR 808; [2012] All ER (D) 153; [2012] 2 WLR 760	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	21 Mar 2012	BAILII	75
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar	(2012) 88 ACSR 246; (2012) 86 ALJR 522; (2012) 286 ALR 501; (2012) 247 CLR 347; [2012] HCA 17	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2012	LexisNexis AU	241
Haddon v Forsyth (No 2)	[2011] NSWSC 693	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Jul 2011	AustLII	14
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
Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd	(2011) 243 CLR 361; (2011) 276 ALR 375; (2011) 85 ALJR 533; [2011] Aust Torts Reports 82-088		Australia - Commonwealth	4 May 2011	AustLII	481
Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd	[2011] HCA 11; (2011) 243 CLR 361	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2011	AustLII	378
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
Ford Motor Co of Australia Ltd v Lo Presti	[2009] WASCA 115; (2009) 41 WAR 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	26 Jun 2009	AustLII	121
Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Chesterton	[2009] HCA 16; (2009) 238 CLR 460; (2009) 254 ALR 606; (2009) 83 ALJR 654; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-007	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Apr 2009	AustLII	197
Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 9)	[2008] WASC 239; (2008) 39 WAR 1; (2008) 225 FLR 1; (2008) 70 ACSR 1; (2008) 70 ASCR 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	28 Oct 2008	AustLII	522
Naidoo v Williamson	[2008] WASCA 179; (2008) 37 WAR 516	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	29 Aug 2008	AustLII	51
Obeid v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWSC 1059; (2006) 68 NSWLR 150	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Oct 2006	AustLII	15
Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd v S, DJ	[2006] SASC 10; (2006) 94 SASR 296	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	20 Jan 2006	AustLII	23
Turner v News Group Newspapers Ltd	[2006] EWCA Civ 540; [2006] 4 All ER 613; [2006] EMLR 703; [2006] 1 WLR 3469	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2006	BAILII	54
"Who is telling the truth? Psychology, common sense and the law"	(2006) 80 Australian Law Journal 655	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2006	Legal Online	62
Hazeldene ’ s Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2)	[2005] VSCA 298; (2005) 13 VR 435; (2005) 13 CR 435	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	13 Dec 2005	AustLII	919
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v O ’ Shane (No 2)	[2005] NSWCA 291	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	31 Aug 2005	AustLII	45
Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd	[2005] HCA 52; (2005) 221 ALR 186; (2005) 79 ALJR 1716	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2005	AustLII	319
Paterson v R	[2004] WASCA 63; (2004) 28 WAR 223	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	5 Apr 2004	AustLII	11
Herald & Weekly Times Ltd v Popovic	[2003] VSCA 161; (2003) 9 VR 1	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Nov 2003	AustLII	156
Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs Pty Ltd v Stack	[2003] NSWCA 302	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Oct 2003	AustLII	135
Fox v Percy	[2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118; (2003) 197 ALR 201; (2003) 77 ALJR 989; (2003) 38 MVR 1; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2; (2003) 197 AR 201	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2003	AustLII	5047
Laurendi v Boral Contracting Pty Ltd	[2002] WASCA 297	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	1 Nov 2002	AustLII	4
Burstein v Times Newspapers Ltd	[2000] EWCA Civ 338; [2000] 2 All ER 2384; [2001] 1 WLR 579; [2000] All ER (D) 2384; [2001] EMLR 14	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	20 Dec 2000	BAILII	136
RPS v R	[2000] HCA 3; (2000) 199 CLR 620; 168 ALR 729; (2000) 113 A Crim R 341; (2000) 74 ALJR 449; (2000) 21 Leg Rep C1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Feb 2000	AustLII	736
Garrett v Nicholson	[1999] WASCA 32; (1999) 21 WAR 226	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	26 May 1999	AustLII	189
Crampton v Nugawela	[1996] NSWSC 651; (1996) 41 NSWLR 176; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-416	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Dec 1996	AustLII	161
Watson v Foxman	[1995] NSWCA 497; (1995) 49 NSWLR 315	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jan 1995	AustLII	1066
Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44; (1993) 113 ALR 577; (1993) 67 ALJR 634; [1993] Aust Torts Reports 81-227	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jun 1993	AustLII	497
Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd	[1991] HCA 10; (1991) 172 CLR 211; (1991) 99 ALR 252; 65 ALJR 314; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-094	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Apr 1991	AustLII	154
Latoudis v Casey	[1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534; (1990) 97 ALR 45; (1990) 65 ALJR 151; (1990) 50 A Crim R 287	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 1990	AustLII	2264
Smith v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	(1987) 81 ACTR 1; (1987) 86 FLR 343		Australia - Australian Capital Territory	circa 1987	LexisNexis AU	13
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Jools	[1985] FCA 153; (1985) 5 FCR 507; (1985) 65 ALR 174; [1985] Aust Torts Reports 80-730	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 May 1985	AustLII	17
Waterhouse v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd	(1985) 1 NSWLR 58; [1985] Aust Torts Reports 80-728		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	132
Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	(1985) 1 NSWLR 30; [1985] Aust Torts Reports 80-698		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	102
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Fitzpatrick	[1984] 1 NSWLR 643; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-655		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	61
Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v FCT	[1983] 1 NSWLR 1		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU	709
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Harrison	[1982] HCA 50; (1982) 149 CLR 293; (1982) 42 ALR 487; (1982) 56 ALJR 808	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1982	AustLII	336
Reader's Digest Services Pty Ltd v Lamb	[1982] HCA 4; (1982) 150 CLR 500; 38 ALR 417; 56 ALJR 214	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 1982	AustLII	209
Calderbank v Calderbank	[1976] Fam 93; [1975] 3 All ER 333; [1975] 3 WLR 586; [1976] Fam Law 93; [1975] FLRRep 113		United Kingdom	circa 1976		2237
Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome	[1972] UKHL 3; [1972] AC 1027; [1972] 1 All ER 801; [1972] 2 WLR 645	House of Lords	United Kingdom	23 Feb 1972	BAILII	968
Slim v Daily Telegraph Ltd	[1968] 2 QB 157; [1968] 1 All ER 497		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis / Westlaw	227
Grubb v Bristol United Press Ltd	[1963] 1 QB 309; [1962] 2 All ER 380; [1962] 3 WLR 25		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis / Westlaw	55
Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd	[1963] 1 QB 340; [1964] AC 234; [1963] 2 All ER 151; [1963] 2 WLR 1063		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis / Westlaw	848
Jones v Dunkel	[1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] ALR 367; 32 ALJR 395; (1959) 18 CA 8	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 1959	AustLII	7863
Triggell v Pheeney	[1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497; [1951] ALR 453	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 1951	AustLII	279
Consolidated Trust Co Ltd v Browne	[1948] NSWStRp 71; (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 86; 66 WN (NSW) 7	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Oct 1948	AustLII	63
David Syme & Co v Canavan	[1918] HCA 50; (1918) 25 CLR 234	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Sep 1918	AustLII	106
Scott v Sampson	[1882] UKLawRpKQB 32; (1882) 8 QBD 491		United Kingdom	20 Mar 1882	CommonLII	125
3 Wasc 404	3 WASC 404	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	circa 2012	AustLII	1

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