| 单词 | Absolute privilege |
| 释义 | 絕對特許權 A privilege arising where communication is so highly valued that statements made in the course of it are granted complete immunity from an action in defamation. A complete defence to proceedings for defamation, that is to say, irrespective of whether or not the defendant was actuated by malice. Statements to which an absolute privilege attaches include: (a) those made in the course of judicial proceedings; (b) those made in the course of other proceedings of a judicial nature: Li Ngan Shui Brumen v Official Receiver [1995] 1 HKC 133 (CA). The Official Receiver as trustee in bankruptcy was held to be an officer of the court and entitled to absolute privilege; (c) a fair, accurate and contemporaneous report in any newspaper or broadcast of proceedings publicly heard before a court: Defamation Ordinance (Cap 21) s 13(1); (d) those made in the Legislative Council or a committee of the Council: Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap 382) ss 4, 8A, 14; (e) a report of the Legislative Council printed by the order of the Council or an authenticated copy thereof: Defamation Ordinance (Cap 21) ss 10, 11. See also Ancillary privilege; Defamation; Privileged communication; Qualified privilege. 通訊內容極為重要，令該通訊的言詞具有特許權，在誹謗案件中有絕對不受訴訟的權利。即是說，不論答辯人是否具有惡意，這是誹謗訴訟中的充份辯護理由。具有絕對特許權的言詞包括如下：(a)在司法程序中發表的言詞；(b)在其他具有司法性質的程序中發表的言詞：Li Ngan Shui Brumen v Official Reciver [1995] 1 HKC 133（上訴法院）。法庭判定破產管理署署長如果身份是破產管理人，就是法院人員，因而享有絕對特許權；(c)在法庭公開的聆訊中，報刊或傳媒所作的公正、準確及即時的報導（《誹謗條例》（第21章）第13(1)條）；(d)在立法會或立法會委員會所發表的言詞（《立法會（權力及特權）條例》（第382條）第4, 8A及14條）；(e)根據立法會命令而印行的立法會會議記錄 （《誹謗條例》（第21章）第10及11條）。另見 Ancillary privilege; Defamation; Privileged communication; Qualified privilege。 |
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