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Originally Posted by MissyK
not funny
11th of Jan I wasnt even in Melbourne so where hell does he get the ***** to post that about me??
and police dont c? wats to stop them from lookin at that site
is this even legal!
11th of Jan I wasnt even in Melbourne so where hell does he get the ***** to post that about me??
and police dont c? wats to stop them from lookin at that site
is this even legal!
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As I said to Kall via PM, this kind of thing has no legal status.
It's merely a busybody kind of thing, the contents of which would never be admissable against you. I suppose it might assist police to target a particular vehicle but if you're not doing anything wrong most of the time they'll soon get bored with that.
Query whether it's defamation either. Only the car is being identified, not the driver.
Of course, there's nothing stopping anybody from telling the most scurrilous lies about you, so the whole concept has zero credibility.
I wouldn't worry about it.
It's merely a busybody kind of thing, the contents of which would never be admissable against you. I suppose it might assist police to target a particular vehicle but if you're not doing anything wrong most of the time they'll soon get bored with that.
Query whether it's defamation either. Only the car is being identified, not the driver.
Of course, there's nothing stopping anybody from telling the most scurrilous lies about you, so the whole concept has zero credibility.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Hmmmmmm.........
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sites like this and the rate my teacher, boyfriend, boss, etc deserve as much credibility as they require proof...and that is none. My rego will read:
This guy is a mass murdering psycopath who appears to have figured out which side of the road to drive on. I have often seen him drive at speeds in excess of 500km/h.
And it will all be true...because its on the interweb!
Hmmmmmm.........
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Funny thing is that the rate my boyfriend site is ridiculously popular. It gets some million hits a day. Unfortunately its popular with 2 demographics. The first is the scorned woman, and the second is said scorned womans ex boyfriends lol they obviously know who they are 
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Originally Posted by timbo
grumble...grumble...grumble...this is one of the reasons why I caution people not to post pics with visible number plates! But no-one listens! grumble...grumble
but timbo they still saw my plates on the rd......... should i block them there too
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Originally Posted by auzoom
Funny thing is that the rate my boyfriend site is ridiculously popular. It gets some million hits a day. Unfortunately its popular with 2 demographics. The first is the scorned woman, and the second is said scorned womans ex boyfriends lol they obviously know who they are
i still need to do the rate my bf site, got two ******** to post up about
but its ok, im not scorned, live/learn/move on.
anyway im over this rate my plate ****. i got the rx8 calender and my missy has 3 photos in it
1 is on the front cover, 1 is on april, and 1 in june. also thers a group photo of all the victorian 8s on November 
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
Gee, only if we had a lawyer on this site.........
And theres nothign wrong with what he or she has done. They have recorded an observation of a publicly available record (i.e. a registration plate number). There have been no violations of privacy (which by the way "violations" or "invasions" of privacy do not exist between legal persons as a tort in Australia) nor does it come within the guidelines of the National Privacy Principle (NPP), because the legislation only applies to corporations (and infact, small corporations need not even abide by the NPPs)
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Originally Posted by Domza
I am.
And theres nothign wrong with what he or she has done. They have recorded an observation of a publicly available record (i.e. a registration plate number). There have been no violations of privacy (which by the way "violations" or "invasions" of privacy do not exist between legal persons as a tort in Australia) nor does it come within the guidelines of the National Privacy Principle (NPP), because the legislation only applies to corporations (and infact, small corporations need not even abide by the NPPs)
And theres nothign wrong with what he or she has done. They have recorded an observation of a publicly available record (i.e. a registration plate number). There have been no violations of privacy (which by the way "violations" or "invasions" of privacy do not exist between legal persons as a tort in Australia) nor does it come within the guidelines of the National Privacy Principle (NPP), because the legislation only applies to corporations (and infact, small corporations need not even abide by the NPPs)
It is about free speech but worse allegation ?????
BTW Revolver is not a lawyer???
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Doesn't matter.
The report time could be off, it could be a server assigned/generated time, running on US time - have you thought about that?
In Australia we do NOT have a right to free speech. We have an IMPLIED constitutional right to the Freedom of Political Communication. Which safe guards our ability to formalise and conduct political movements.
"un truths" or unfounded fact is not necessarily actionable, unless it is slander or libel, but in this case libel, because it is published. The matter of the fact is however, its got to bring the person's name in to disrepute, against a localised audience.
I highly doubt that any action for defamation could exist.
The report time could be off, it could be a server assigned/generated time, running on US time - have you thought about that?
In Australia we do NOT have a right to free speech. We have an IMPLIED constitutional right to the Freedom of Political Communication. Which safe guards our ability to formalise and conduct political movements.
"un truths" or unfounded fact is not necessarily actionable, unless it is slander or libel, but in this case libel, because it is published. The matter of the fact is however, its got to bring the person's name in to disrepute, against a localised audience.
I highly doubt that any action for defamation could exist.
cry me a river...
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Originally Posted by MissyK
i still need to do the rate my bf site, got two ******** to post up about
Originally Posted by MissyK
at least he said i was cute instead of ugly bitch hahahhaha
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Originally Posted by Domza
And theres nothign wrong with what he or she has done. They have recorded an observation of a publicly available record (i.e. a registration plate number). There have been no violations of privacy (which by the way "violations" or "invasions" of privacy do not exist between legal persons as a tort in Australia) nor does it come within the guidelines of the National Privacy Principle (NPP), because the legislation only applies to corporations (and infact, small corporations need not even abide by the NPPs)