Source: http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/tocview/inforce/act%2B18%2B1974%2Bpt.3-div.3-sec.17f%2B2003-08-25%2BN
Timestamp: 2013-05-20 06:18:15
Document Index: 347979586

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 2', 'art 9', 'art 9', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art 6']

Contents (1974 - 18)
Defamation Act 1974 No 18Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Objects of Act 4 Repeal of Defamation Act
1958 5 (Repealed) 6 Act binds Crown 7 Definitions Part 2 General
7A Functions of judge and jury 8 Slander actionable without special damage 8A Corporations do not have cause of action for
defamation 9 Causes of action Part 2A Resolution of disputes without litigation
9A Object of Part 9B Application of Part 9C Definitions 9D Offers to make amends 9E What is a reasonable offer to make amends? 9F Acceptance of offer to make amends 9G Effect of failure to accept reasonable offer to make
amends Part 3 Defence in civil proceedings
10 Application 11 Common law defence etc 12 (Repealed) 13 Unlikelihood of harm Division 2 Truth
14 Interpretation 15 Truth generally 16 Truth: contextual imputations Division 3 Absolute privilege
17 Parliamentary papers 17A Matters relating to Ombudsman etc 17B Matters relating to the Privacy Commissioner 17BA Matters relating to the Law Reform Commission 17BB Conciliation officers and conciliators under Workers
Compensation Acts 17BC Matters arising under Motor Accidents Acts 17BD Matters arising under Workers Compensation
Acts 17C Certain decisions of public health organisations under
1997 17CA Matters arising out of proceedings of Parole Board,
Serious Offenders Review Council and Serious Offenders Management
Committee 17CB Matters relating to the operation of the
Inspector-General of Corrective Services 17D Matters arising under Anti-Discrimination Act
1977 17DA Appeals under the Racing Appeals Tribunal Act
1983 17DB Matters arising under the Thoroughbred Racing Board Act
1996 17DC Matters arising under the Greyhound Racing Act 2002 17E Matters arising under the Harness Racing Act 2002 17EA Matters relating to farm produce sellers 17F Matters arising under Legal Services Commission Act
1979 17FA Matters arising under Medical Practice Act 1992 17G Reports under the Coal
Mines Regulation Act 1982 17I Matters arising under Commissioner of
Public Complaints Act 1984 17J Matters arising under the Legal Profession Act
1987 17K Matters arising under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act
1988 17KA (Repealed) 17L Matters arising under the New South Wales Crime Commission Act
1985 17M Matters arising under the Government Pricing Tribunal Act
1992 17N Hearings under Casino
Control Act 1992 17O Matters relating to the HomeFund Commissioner 17P Matters arising under Protected Estates Act
1983 17Q Matters arising under the Public Finance and Audit Act
1983 17QA Matters relating to the Protected Disclosures Act
1994 17R Matters arising under the Health Care Complaints Act
1993 17S Matters arising under the Police Integrity Commission Act
1996 17T Matters relating to the Local Government Pecuniary
Interest Tribunal 17TA Matters arising under the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act
1997 17TB Matters relating to the Aboriginal Land Councils
Pecuniary Interest Tribunal 17U Reports under the Mines
Inspection Act 1901 18 Proceedings of inquiry 19 Report of inquiry Division 4 Qualified privilege
20 Multiple publication 21 Mistaken character of recipient 22 Information 23 (Repealed) Division 5 Protected reports etc
24 Protected reports—Schedule 2 25 Copies etc of official and public documents and
records 26 Defeat of defence under secs 24, 25 Division 6 Court notices, official notices etc
27 Court notices 28 Official notices etc Division 7 Comment
29 General 30 Proper material 31 Public interest 32 Comment of defendant 33 Comment of servant or agent of defendant 34 Comment of stranger 35 Effect of defence Division 8 36–45(Repealed)Part 4 Damages and costs
46 General 46A Factors relevant in damages assessment 47 Truth or falsity of imputation 48 Other recoveries 48A Costs in proceedings for defamation Part 5 Criminal defamation
49 Common law criminal libel abolished 50 Offence 51 Lawful excuse 52 Criminal informations excluded 53 Defamatory meaning; verdict Part 6 Supplemental
54 Evidence of publication etc 55 Evidence of criminal offence 56 Criminating answer etc 56A Regulations 57 Damages on failure of a prosecution under sec
50 58 Savings and transitional provisions Schedule 1 (Repealed)
Schedule 2 Proceedings of public concern and official and