Defamation Act 2009

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Definitions.
3. Art. 3 Saver.
4. Art. 4 Repeal.
5. Art. 5 Review of operation of Act.
6. Art. 6 Defamation.
7. Art. 7 Amendment of certain enactments.
8. Art. 8 Verifying affidavit.
9. Art. 9 Imputation.
10. Art. 10 Defamation of class of persons.
11. Art. 11 Multiple publication.
12. Art. 12 Defamation of body corporate
13. Art. 13 Appeals in defamation actions.
14. Art. 14 Meaning.
15. Art. 15 Abolition of certain defences.
16. Art. 16 Truth.
17. Art. 17 Absolute privilege.
18. Art. 18 Qualified privilege.
19. Art. 19 Loss of defence of qualified privilege.
20. Art. 20 Honest opinion.
21. Art. 21 Distinguishing between allegations of fact and opinion.
22. Art. 22 Offer to make amends.
23. Art. 23 Effect of offer to make amends.
24. Art. 24 Apology.
25. Art. 25 Consent to publish.
26. Art. 26 Fair publication on matter of public interest.
27. Art. 26A Abolition of Reynolds defence
28. Art. 27 Innocent publication.
29. Art. 27A Live broadcast defence
30. Art. 28 Declaratory order.
31. Art. 29 Lodgment of money in settlement of action.
32. Art. 30 Correction order.
33. Art. 31 Damages.
34. Art. 32 Aggravated and punitive damages.
35. Art. 33 Order prohibiting the publication of a defamatory statement.
36. Art. 34 Summary disposal of action.
37. Art. 34A Definitions (Part 4A)
38. Art. 34B Defamation proceedings to which Part applies
39. Art. 34C Information to be given to court
40. Art. 34D Security for costs
41. Art. 34E Application to strike out claim and appeal
42. Art. 34F Application for declaration where application to strike out claim
43. Art. 34G Application for declaration before, during or at conclusion of trial of action and costs
44. Art. 34H Order for damages in case of section 34F or 34G declaration
45. Art. 34I Publication of certain judgments and court orders
46. Art. 34J Definitions (Part 4B)
47. Art. 34K Practising solicitor and alternatives to issuing of certain proceedings
48. Art. 34L Effect of specified ADR procedures on limitation periods
49. Art. 34M Court inviting parties to consider alternatives to certain proceedings
50. Art. 34N Factors to be considered by court in awarding costs
51. Art. 35 Abolition of certain common law offences.
52. Art. 36 Publication or utterance of blasphemous matter.
53. Art. 37 Seizure of copies of blasphemous statements.
54. Art. 38 Limitation of actions.
55. Art. 39 Survival of cause of action on death.
56. Art. 40 Agreements for indemnity.
57. Art. 41 Jurisdiction of courts.
58. Art. 42 Malicious falsehood.
59. Art. 43 Evidence of acquittal or conviction.
60. Art. 44 Press Council.
61. Art. 45 Circuit Court identification order