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DEFAMATION ACT 2006 (NO 8 OF 2006) - SECT 23 Defence of contextual truth

DEFAMATION ACT 2006 (NO 8 OF 2006) - SECT 23

Defence of contextual truth

    It is a defence to the publication of defamatory matter if the defendant proves that –

    (a)     the matter carried, in addition to the defamatory imputations of which the plaintiff complains, one or more other imputations (contextual imputations) that are substantially true; and

    (b)     the defamatory imputations do not further harm the reputation of the plaintiff because of the substantial truth of the contextual imputations.