Fair Comment definition

Fair Comment means comments that are matters
Fair Comment means an opinion statement predicated on a matter of public interest (excluding gossip), based on known and provable facts, that any person is capable of holding based on those facts, made without malice;
Fair Comment means comments that are matters of public interest. For avoidance of doubt comment will not be considered fair comment if the publisher of information acted with an improper motive. Insofar that the defamatory comment is not an opinion based on factual information (which facts must be clearly stated) and is not fair;

Examples of Fair Comment in a sentence

  • The Council‟s Fair Comment Complaints Procedure covers all complaints relating to compliance with this agreement.

  • If it cannot be resolved informally, a complainant can either use the Council‟s official complaints procedure (i.e. Fair Comment) or the procedure outlined below.