Paris Tenana

Decision and Reasons: PDF WEB

Amount owed originally: $23,800
Amount claimed: $1,747.24
Costs involved: $238.01
Amount owed consequently: $22,290.77
Interest added since: $136,897.30
Total owed as of below date: $159,188.07

Updated December 29, 2025

Prior to Cause of Action: I was already aware of Paris Tenana’s reputation for a reckless streak and a warped sense of humour, but at no stage prior to this action being taken did he directly target me.

Cause of Action: On January 25, 2006, Tenana blatantly stated that I am a homosexual and was in a relationship with him, hiding it in the process.

  • I filed a defamation lawsuit in the County Court of Victoria with the registrar in Ballarat on January 15, 2007.
  • I was unable to locate the defendant’s address for service within the 12 months required despite subpoenas being issued and so applied to the practice court for an alternative means of service.
  • The application ex-parte was actually heard in part on March 31, 2008.
  • The application was approved in directions on April 21, 2008 for the defendant to be served via email.
  • The defendant meanwhile was adding defamatory material online and not taking the action seriously – at this point on the All Aussie Wrestling website.
  • The defendant was served via email and failed to file an appearance in reply.
  • I assumed the default judgment was automatic, but on May 19, 2008, I was informed this was not correct and was told to get representation as a result of this error.
  • It was established out of court that I could not and I filed the application for the default judgment and issued the summons via email to the defendant.
  • On May 23, 2008, in a nice birthday present the server hosts of All Aussie Wrestling took the site down for carrying defamatory content.
  • The summons was heard on June 16, 2008.
  • The default judgment was approved in a subsequent hearing on July 28, 2008 and the matter was listed for assessment for damages on August 11, 2008.
  • After some false starts with evidence, the matter was concluded on August 13, 2008.
  • Judgment was handed down in my absence on August 29, 2008 in my favour.
  • Decision was registered in New South Wales on December 5, 2008 after locating the defendant’s place of work.
  • An application to garnish wages was lodged and granted on February 6, 2009.
  • Defendant however was finishing up so only his severance pay was garnished.
  • Defendant promptly dropped out of sight and has been difficult to locate since.

I haven’t given up. Tenana will only avoid a further garnishing of wages or savings if he apologises to me unreservedly and publicly for his conduct and admits that he was absolutely wrong to do what he did. No excuses.

Hopefully the file will be updated in 2025. The registration of the decision in New South Wales expired on December 5, 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic and continued struggles to locate him have prevented re-registration for now.

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