DEFAMATION ACT 1901

This legislation has been repealed.

DEFAMATION ACT 1901

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  

   PART 2--CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

   3.      Right of action for oral slander  
   4.      Proviso where plaintiff's character not likely to be injured  
   5.      Evidence of apology admissible in mitigation  
   6.      Truth no defence unless public benefit  
   7.      Payment into court  
   8.      Defence of apology and payment into court  
   9.      Costs on verdict for less than $4  

   PART 3--CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

   10.     Libel with intent to extort money  
   11.     Malicious publication of false defamatory libel  
   12.     Malicious publication of defamatory libel  
   13.     Plea of truth and public benefit  
   14.     Court may consider whether guilt aggravated by plea  
   15.     Truth not a defence except under plea of justification  
   16.     Plea of not guilty available  
   17.     Defence of absence of authority, knowledge etc  
   18.     Costs on private prosecution for libel  

   PART 5--REMEDIES OF JUDGMENT CREDITORS

   23.     Execution against presses etc  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   26.     Certain defences not available if this Act not complied with  
           ENDNOTES