Can a person be held liable for publishing a report of parliamentary or state legislative proceedings if they have proof that it is substantially true but were published with malice?
No, a person cannot be held liable for publishing a report of parliamentary or state legislative proceedings if they have proof that it is substantially true but were published with malice. This is because clause 361A(1) specifically states that no person shall be liable to any proceedings, civil or criminal, in any court in respect of the publication of a substantially true report of such proceedings unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice.