Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Defamation Act 2005 - SECT 16

Withdrawal of offer to make amends

16. Withdrawal of offer to make amends



(1) An offer to make amends may be withdrawn before it is accepted by notice
in writing given to the aggrieved person.

(2) A publisher who has withdrawn an offer to make amends may make a renewed
offer.

(3) A renewed offer may (but need not) be in the same terms as the withdrawn
offer.

(4) A renewed offer is to be treated as a new offer (including for the
purposes of section 14).







(5) However, the time limit specified in section 14 for the making of offers
to make amends does not prevent the making of a renewed offer that is not in
the same terms as the withdrawn offer if-

   (a)  the renewed offer represents a genuine attempt by the publisher to
        address matters of concern raised by the aggrieved person about the
        withdrawn offer; and

   (b)  the renewed offer is made within 14 days after the withdrawal of the
        withdrawn offer or any other period agreed by the publisher and the
        aggrieved person.