Living and working in strata often involves many parties exchanging correspondence and publishing documents such as meeting agendas or minutes. Unfortunately, at times such correspondence or publications may raise issues concerning allegations about the conduct, character or reputation (amongst others) of certain persons.  In these circumstances, such publications may potentially be considered defamatory in nature and expose the publisher to liability.

This article aims to provide a high-level overview of defamation in Queensland and how to deal with potential defamatory material, including whether such material was published about you or you are asked to publish such material that may be defamatory about another person...