Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Limitation of Actions Act 1958 - SECT 23C

Transitional-Defamation Act 2005

23C. Transitional-Defamation Act 2005



(1) In this section-

existing law of defamation has the same meaning as in section 46 of the
Defamation Act 2005; existing limitation law means the provisions of this Act
that applied in relation to the limitation period for defamation actions
immediately before the commencement of the Defamation Act 2005; new limitation
law means sections 5(1AAA) and 23B as inserted by the Defamation Act 2005.

(2) The new limitation law applies to the publication of any defamatory matter
to which the Defamation Act 2005 applies.

(3) The existing limitation law continues to apply to any cause of action to
which the existing law of defamation continues to apply by force of section 46
of the Defamation Act 2005.





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