Rspca Awarded 100,000 Damages

[dog_fan]

Both the poster and the forum owner can be sued.

The one thing that confuses me with this case is how the RSPCA was able to sue for defamation. The law as far as i know only allows companies/organisations with less than 10 employees to sue for defamation(there are other suits which companies use to get around that). I'm guessing RSPCA NSW would employ more than 10 people? Would be interested to know how they got around that.

The RSPCA is a not for profit organisation so the company defamation restrictions would not apply to them.

Here is the info from here:

Who can sue?

Under the old system of individual state laws, almost anyone or any organisation or company could bring an action for defamation. However, under the Uniform Defamation Law, corporations with 10 or more employees cannot sue. However, be warned that individuals or groups of individuals employed by or associated with that corporation - such as company directors, CEOs or managers - can still sue if they are identified by the publication.

Not-for-profit organisations can still sue for defamation, no matter how many employees or members they have.

Edited December 8, 2011 by dog_fan