QLD Facebook and GoFundMe - Can I Post Emails and Texts?

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Cazzy rabbit

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Hi,

I am owed some money and would like to post that person's emails and texts as part of a GoFundMe campaign to meet my legal costs. I also want to publicly ask others on Facebook if they have had similar experiences. Is there any legal downside to that?
 

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The truth is a good defence to defamation :)
 

Rod

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Hard to comment without reading each one. There could be other problems not related to defamation and without seeing each and every one I can't comment.
 

Tim W

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Hi,

I am owed some money and would like to post that person's emails and texts as part of a GoFundMe campaign to meet my legal costs. I also want to publicly ask others on Facebook if they have had similar experiences. Is there any legal downside to that?
I strongly advise against doing this.
 

Tim W

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Well, for one thing, apart from the prospect of defamation proceedings as described above
(even if you could afford to defend one, which you clearly cannot),
you may well be committing telecommunications offences in Australia
by using a carriage service (the internet) to threaten, harass or intimidate
the person you claim owes you money.

Which means that you are in breach of the GoFundMe T&Cs,
right from the get go.
 

Cazzy rabbit

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I strongly advise against doing this.
Ok, well I am not worried about defamation as every thing is true. I have made a formal police complaint and in fact it is me being harassed and this was the information given to me by the police. I am to take out a peace and good behaviour bond tomorrow which I have the police I'd complaint for. I have also received further threats, which will be reported to the police tomorrow. I have threatened no one and certainly have not breached the websites terms and conditions as I have not made a page yet.

In fact I have made no threats only sent emails to try and resolve the issue without costs of solicitors fees to either party. In fact the police told me the person I complained about was extremely close to committing the offence in relation to the carrier service. So we will see what the extra messages I have amount to.

As far as I can tell defamation only applies if the information is false. Can any other users shed some impartial light on this matter.