Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wrongs Act 1958 - SECT 9

Publishing any libel with intent to extort money

9. Publishing any libel with intent to extort money

Every person who publishes or threatens to publish any libel upon any other
person, or directly or indirectly prints or publishes, or directly or
indirectly proposes to abstain from printing or publishing, or directly or
indirectly offers to prevent the printing or publishing of any matter or thing
touching any other person with intent to extort any money or security for
money or any valuable thing from such or any other person, or with intent to
induce any person to confer or procure for any person any appointment or
office of profit or trust, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not
more than three years: Provided always that nothing herein contained shall in
any manner alter or affect any law now or hereafter to be in force in respect
of the sending or delivery of threatening letters or writings.