The Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024 introduces a number of reforms and technical amendments across several Acts in Victoria. This Bill Brief provides the background to how these proposals came about. It then outlines the second reading speech and the Bill’s provisions.

This submission responding to an inquiry into trolling on social media is broadly welcoming of a legislative response but argues for stronger protections. The submission recommends platforms be required to undertake due diligence to reduce the amount of defamatory content they promote and share.

This discussion paper invites public feedback on the Model Defamation Provisions to assess whether the existing laws are meeting their policy objectives, particularly in response to the rise of online publications and technological changes since the provisions were developed.

Google has lost a High Court appeal in defamation litigation brought by Michael Trkulja. It is time to consider that extending "safe harbour" to Google may be a good idea.

New South Wales will lead a push to modernise defamation law across the country, in response to a review that found amendments should be considered to improve the way the justice system deals with digital media cases.