Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DEFAMATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1909

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Definitions for Act  
   3.      Obscene or blasphemous matter need not be set out in information  
   4.      No prosecution without order of judge  
   5.      Publication in newspaper of matters of public interest  
   5A.     Publication of parliamentary reports etc  
   6.      Privilege not affected by publication under contract  
   7.      Compensation in other actions provable in mitigation  
   8.      Evidence before court of summary jurisdiction  
   9.      Summary conviction for libel  
   10.     Consolidation of actions  
   11.     Name of writer of article etc to be disclosed  
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