The reason I consider this sensible is that we may have situations where High Court proceedings are already in being and either a defamation is repeated in that context or a party to the High Court proceedings resorts to an anonymous publication to repeat the defamation already made. If somebody can establish, to the satisfaction of a court, and the court considers it in the interests of justice to make an identification order and the interests favouring disclosure of relevant information outweigh those against, and that this consideration of the court has regard to the rights and obligations of the applicant and those of the anonymous publisher and any third parties who are reasonably likely to be affected by the order, in those circumstances there should be an obligation to make the order.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins; Níl, s: Tá, Senators Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–28 |
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