Burgess, Craig N. (2003) Courts split over FOI defamation threat to whistleblowers. Freedom of Information Review (107). pp. 70-72. ISSN 0817-3532
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Abstract
[Introduction]: Suppose you are a 'whistleblower' and you write a letter to a government department that defames a person. And suppose that person retrieves the document by virtue of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act). The whistle blower would be protected by the Act from a defamation action, right? Wrong. Or, more correctly, it depends on what state you live in. As a result of recent decisions in Queensland and New South Wales, 'authors of documents subject to discovery under the FOI Act may find they are not 'protected from actions for defamation'.'
| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | whistleblowers; defamation |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 18 Law and Legal Studies > 1801 Law > 180108 Constitutional Law 18 Law and Legal Studies > 1801 Law > 180103 Administrative Law |
| Subjects: | 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390103 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | UNSPECIFIED |
| ID Code: | 4996 |
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| Deposited On: | 20 May 2009 12:07 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2012 14:49 |
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