Last modified on Tue 2 Mar 2021 20.35 EST
On Wednesday Justice Steven Rares announced he would have allowed the appeal against the finding he defamed the Greens senator, but was overruled by justices Michael Wigney and Wendy Abraham, who dismissed Leyonhjelm’s case with costs.
Hanson-Young welcomed the decision, which she said was “important for all women” for sending “a timely and critical message that women deserve to be safe and respected in our workplaces, in our schools and in our communities”.
“It shows that speaking up and calling out abuse and harassment is important for holding perpetrators to account,” she said in a statement.