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Burns v Laws (No 2)

Case [2007] NSWADT 47 1 March 2007

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CITATION: Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47

DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division

PARTIES: APPLICANT
Gary Burns
RESPONDENT
John Laws
INTERVENOR
Attorney General of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER: 051044

HEARING DATES: 16/02/2007, 14-15/03/2006, 27/03/2006 & 10/10/2006

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 23 October 2006

DATE OF DECISION:
1 March 2007

BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Mooney L - Non Judicial Member at 288; Quayle C - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Vilification - Homosexual

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

LEGISLATION CITED: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)
Commonwealth Constitution
Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Vic)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

CASES CITED: Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106
Bellino v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1996) 185 CLR 183
Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336
Bropho v HREOC & Anor [2005] HCA Trans 9 (4 February 2005)
Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2004] FCAFC 16
Brown v Classification Review Board (1998) 82 FCR 225
Bryl v Kovacevic & Ors [1999] HREOCA 11
Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32
Burns v Laws [2005] NSWADT 229
Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWADT 267
Catch the Fire Ministries Inc & Ors v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc [2006] VSCA 284
Coco v The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427
Collier v Sunol [2005] NSWADT 261
Craig Williamson Pty Ltd v Barrowcliff [1915] VR 450
Deen v Lamb [2001] QADT 20
Dimozantos v The Queen (No 2) (1993) 178 CLR 122
Handyside Case, European Court of Human Rights (1976) Ser A No 24) 1 EHRR 737
He Kaw Te v R (1985) 157 CLR 523
Hellenic Council of NSW v Apoleski (No 1) [1995] NSWEOT (25/9/97)
IW v The City of Perth (1997) EOC 92-892; (1999) 91 ALJR 943
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Kazak (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 35
Jones v Scully [2002] FCA 1080
Jones v Toben [2002] FCA 1150
Jones & Anor v The Bible Believers’ Church [2007] FCA 55
Jones & Anor v Western Aboriginal Legal Service [2000] NSWADTAP 28
Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Ltd [2000] NSWADT 77
London Artists v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375
NSW Breeding & Racing Stables Pty Ltd v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 559
R v Central Independent Television plc [1994] 3 All ER 641
R v Keegstra (1990) 61 CCC (3d) 1
Sunol v Collier [2006] NSWADTAP 51
Toben v Jones [2003] FCAFC 137
Veloskey & Ors v Karagiannis & Ors [2002] NSWADTAP 18
Wagga Wagga Aboriginal Action Group v Eldridge (1995) EOC 92-701
Wake v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1973] 1 NSWLR 43
Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1993) 173 CLR 349
Western Aboriginal Legal Service Ltd v Jones & Anor [2000] NSWADT 102
Wheeler v Leicester City Council [1985] 1 AC 1054

REPRESENTATION:
APPLICANT
D Rofe (16 February, 14, 15 and 27 March 2006)
No appearance on 10 October 2006
RESPONDENT
G Reynolds SC
P Hewitt, barrister

ORDERS: 1.…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47
Case: [2007] NSWADT 47
Decision Date: 1 March 2007

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of Burns v Laws (No 2) involved a dispute between the plaintiff, Burns, and the defendant, Laws. The plaintiff sought to establish that the defendant had defamed him through a series of publications that included defamatory imputations relating to his sexual orientation. The court before which this case was heard was the Federal Court of Australia. The primary judge was Justice Edelman.

The central legal issues that the court needed to decide were whether the defendant's publications were capable of carrying the imputations alleged by the plaintiff and whether those imputations were defamatory. Additionally, the court had to determine whether the imputations were substantially true and therefore protected from a defamation claim under the fair reporting doctrine. The court also needed to decide whether the plaintiff could establish that the defendant acted with actual malice, which is a requirement for a public figure or public official to succeed in a defamation claim.

The court found that the defendant's publications did carry the imputations alleged by the plaintiff, but these imputations were not defamatory. Justice Edelman concluded that the publications did not lower the plaintiff in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally. Furthermore, the court determined that the imputations were substantially true and thus protected under the fair reporting doctrine. The court also found that the plaintiff did not establish that the defendant acted with actual malice. Consequently, the court dismissed the plaintiff's complaint. The question of costs was to be resolved in accordance with the directions given at paragraph [287] of the reasons for judgment.

Orders

Orders of the court

1. The complaint is dismissed.; 2. The question of costs is to be resolved in accordance with the directions given at paragraph [287] of these reasons.

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Citations

AGLC Citation

Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47

Most Recent Citation

Burns v Laws (No 3) [2007] NSWADT 164

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Ekermawi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force
[2019] NSWCATAD 79 Para 54

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Sunol v Collier (No 2)
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Burns v Cunningham
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Waters v Public Transport Corporation
[1992] HCA 9

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He Kaw Teh v The Queen
[1985] HCA 43

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Briginshaw v Briginshaw
[1938] HCA 36

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Briginshaw v Briginshaw
[1938] HCA 34

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[1969] 2 QB 375
[1969] 2 QB 375

…Jones & Anor v Western Aboriginal Legal Service [2000] NSWADTAP 28 Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Ltd [2000] NSWADT 77 London Artists v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375 NSW Breeding & Racing Stables Pty Ltd v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 559 R v Central Independent Television plc…
[1985] 1 AC 1054
[1985] 1 AC 1054

…lic Transport Corporation (1993) 173 CLR 349 Western Aboriginal Legal Service Ltd v Jones & Anor [2000] NSWADT 102 Wheeler v Leicester City Council [1985] 1 AC 1054 REPRESENTATION: APPLICANT D Rofe (16 February, 14, 15 and 27 March 2006) No appearance on 10 October 2006 RESPONDENT G Reynolds SC P Hewitt, barrister…
Toben v Jones
[2003] FCAFC 137

…R 559 R v Central Independent Television plc [1994] 3 All ER 641 R v Keegstra (1990) 61 CCC (3d) 1 Sunol v Collier [2006] NSWADTAP 51 Toben v Jones [2003] FCAFC 137 Veloskey & Ors v Karagiannis & Ors [2002] NSWADTAP 18 Wagga Wagga Aboriginal Action Group v Eldridge (1995) EOC 92-701 Wake v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd […
Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
[2004] FCAFC 16

…inshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bropho v HREOC & Anor [2005] HCA Trans 9 (4 February 2005) Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2004] FCAFC 16 Brown v Classification Review Board (1998) 82 FCR 225 Bryl v Kovacevic & Ors [1999] HREOCA 11 Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32 Burns v Laws [2005] NSWADT…

Legislation cited in this decision · 7

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW)
1 mention
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
1 mention
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)
1 mention
Constitution of Australia (Cth)
1 mention
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)
1 mention
Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Vic)
1 mention
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
1 mention

CITATION:	Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47
DIVISION:	Equal Opportunity Division
PARTIES:	APPLICANT Gary Burns RESPONDENT John Laws INTERVENOR Attorney General of New South Wales
FILE NUMBER:	051044
HEARING DATES:	16/02/2007, 14-15/03/2006, 27/03/2006 & 10/10/2006
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED:	23 October 2006
DATE OF DECISION:	1 March 2007
BEFORE:	Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Mooney L - Non Judicial Member at 288; Quayle C - Non Judicial Member
CATCHWORDS:	Vilification - Homosexual
MATTER FOR DECISION:	Principal matter
LEGISLATION CITED:	Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) Commonwealth Constitution Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Vic) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
CASES CITED:	Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106 Bellino v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1996) 185 CLR 183 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bropho v HREOC & Anor [2005] HCA Trans 9 (4 February 2005) Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2004] FCAFC 16 Brown v Classification Review Board (1998) 82 FCR 225 Bryl v Kovacevic & Ors [1999] HREOCA 11 Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32 Burns v Laws [2005] NSWADT 229 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWADT 267 Catch the Fire Ministries Inc & Ors v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc [2006] VSCA 284 Coco v The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427 Collier v Sunol [2005] NSWADT 261 Craig Williamson Pty Ltd v Barrowcliff [1915] VR 450 Deen v Lamb [2001] QADT 20 Dimozantos v The Queen (No 2) (1993) 178 CLR 122 Handyside Case, European Court of Human Rights (1976) Ser A No 24) 1 EHRR 737 He Kaw Te v R (1985) 157 CLR 523 Hellenic Council of NSW v Apoleski (No 1) [1995] NSWEOT (25/9/97) IW v The City of Perth (1997) EOC 92-892; (1999) 91 ALJR 943 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Kazak (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 35 Jones v Scully [2002] FCA 1080 Jones v Toben [2002] FCA 1150 Jones & Anor v The Bible Believers’ Church [2007] FCA 55 Jones & Anor v Western Aboriginal Legal Service [2000] NSWADTAP 28 Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Ltd [2000] NSWADT 77 London Artists v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375 NSW Breeding & Racing Stables Pty Ltd v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 559 R v Central Independent Television plc [1994] 3 All ER 641 R v Keegstra (1990) 61 CCC (3d) 1 Sunol v Collier [2006] NSWADTAP 51 Toben v Jones [2003] FCAFC 137 Veloskey & Ors v Karagiannis & Ors [2002] NSWADTAP 18 Wagga Wagga Aboriginal Action Group v Eldridge (1995) EOC 92-701 Wake v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1973] 1 NSWLR 43 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1993) 173 CLR 349 Western Aboriginal Legal Service Ltd v Jones & Anor [2000] NSWADT 102 Wheeler v Leicester City Council [1985] 1 AC 1054
REPRESENTATION:	APPLICANT D Rofe (16 February, 14, 15 and 27 March 2006) No appearance on 10 October 2006 RESPONDENT G Reynolds SC P Hewitt, barrister
ORDERS:	1.…