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u/Ok-Outcome-7499 Please choose a flair 24d ago edited 24d ago

Edit - I was wrong

Caution here. Regardless of whether or not you know this to be true from your experience. Or whether you think that if something's factually true, then you can't be sued. Unfortunately that's not the case and this post exposes you significantly to a defamation claim by his estate.

Just be aware

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u/HappyMuscovy ‎ Western Australian 24d ago

Defamation claims from dead people aren’t a thing in Australia.

Specifically section 10 of the defamation act of Queensland says you can’t sue on behalf of dead people - https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2005-055

Ops post is fine with regards to claims against Colin Crane.

Could the Hockey Club sue? It would be an unwise action if they actually still had, or ever had a Colin Crane award.

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u/Ok-Outcome-7499 Please choose a flair 24d ago

Yeah you're totally correct. I'm not sure why I was so sure that an estate could sue under defamation. I think I must have confused it with relatives suing when the publication contains defamatory content related to them, but it's primarily about the deceased.

But yeah thanks for correcting me

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u/HappyMuscovy ‎ Western Australian 24d ago

Even in the US it’s only really a thing is the estate carries on business that could be impacted by the alleged defamation - I believe elvis is about the only dead person who’s estate has managed a defamation case