DEFAMATION ACT 1974 - SECT 32 Comment of defendant
This legislation has been repealed.
DEFAMATION ACT 1974 - SECT 32
Comment of defendant32 Comment of defendant
(1) Subject to sections 30 and 31, it is a defence as to comment that the comment is the comment of the defendant.
(2) A defence under subsection (1) as to any comment is defeated if, but only if, it is shown that, at the time when the comment was made, the comment did not represent the opinion of the defendant.