New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
If an offer to make amends is made in relation to the matter in question but is not accepted, it is a defence to an action for defamation against the publisher in relation to the matter if:
(a) the publisher made the offer as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the matter is or may be defamatory, and
(b) at any time before the trial the publisher was ready and willing, on acceptance of the offer by the aggrieved person, to perform the terms of the offer, and
(c) in all the circumstances the offer was reasonable.