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DEFAMATION ACT 2005 - NOTES

- As at 21 October 2009 - Act 77 of 2005

See also:

Surveying Amendment Bill 2009

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Defamation Act 2005 No 77. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 13.9.2005; Legislative Council, 18.10.2005. Assented to 26.10.2005. Date of commencement, 1.1.2006, sec 2. This Act has been amended by cll 3-5 of Sch 4 to this Act and as follows:

2005 No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 111 Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, 1.7.2007, sec 2 and GG No 83 of 29.6.2007, p 3965.
2009 No 21 Racing Legislation Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 15.5.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (293) LW 26.6.2009.
No 49 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
No 53 Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 17.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (329) LW 17.7.2009.
No 56 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.12, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).

Table of amendments

Sec 24 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.14 [1].
Sec 32 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.14 [2].
Sec 48 Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Am 2005 No 77, Sch 4, cll 3 (2), 4 (2), 5 (2); 2006 No 111, Sch 2.2 [1]; 2009 No 21, Sch 3.2 [1] [2]; 2009 No 94, Sch 2.19; 2009 No 53, Sch 1.1; 2009 No 56, Sch 2.12.
Sch 2 Am 2006 No 111, Sch 2.2 [2].
Sch 3 Am 2005 No 77, Sch 4, cll 3 (2), 4 (2); 2006 No 111, Sch 2.2 [3]; 2009 No 21, Sch 3.2 [3].
Schs 5, 6 Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.