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Qualified
Privilege This defence is available on occasions where facts of
public interest should be freely known. Qualified
privilege is as strong a defence as absolute provided the
report is fair and accurate and published without malice.
An example of such an occasion is a council meeting. The
meeting can be reported on under qualified privilege, but
anything outside of the proceedings is not covered. The
law specifies in some cases that a report must be subject
to explanation or contradiction. This means an opposing
letter or article must be published. Below is the schedule to the Defamation Act 1996 for statements enjoying qualified privilege: Part 1:
Part 2:
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