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Defamation Act 2005 No. 55

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
01 January 2006

See 1 January 2006—revised version uploaded 14 October 2014 at 2:20pm AEST
01 January 2006

RA s 44A
01 January 2016 15 April 2021

revised version
01 July 2021 30 June 2021 2021 Act No. 13

RA s 35

Defamation Act 2005 No. 55

date of assent 18 November 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2006 (see s 2)

Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 13

date of assent 24 June 2021

pt 2 comm 1 July 2021 (see s 2)

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s 9 amd 2021 No. 13 s 4

s 10 amd 2021 No. 13 s 5

s 10A ins 2021 No. 13 s 6

pt 3 div 1 hdg sub 2021 No. 13 s 7

s 12A ins 2021 No. 13 s 8

s 12B ins 2021 No. 13 s 8

s 14 amd 2021 No. 13 s 9

s 15 amd 2021 No. 13 s 10

s 18 amd 2021 No. 13 s 11

s 21 amd 2021 No. 13 s 12

s 22 amd 2021 No. 13 s 13

s 23 sub 2021 No. 13 s 14

s 26 sub 2021 No. 13 s 15

s 29A ins 2021 No. 13 s 16

s 30 amd 2021 No. 13 s 17

s 30A ins 2021 No. 13 s 18

s 31 amd 2021 No. 13 s 19

s 33 om 2021 No. 13 s 20

s 35 amd 2021 No. 13 s 21

s 44 amd 2021 No. 13 s 22

s 49 amd 2021 No. 13 s 23

s 50 ins 2021 No. 13 s 24

sch 5 def applicable period ins 2021 No. 13 s 25

sch 5 def associated entity ins 2021 No. 13 s 25

sch 5 def concerns notice ins 2021 No. 13 s 25

sch 5 def excluded corporation ins 2021 No. 13 s 25

sch 5 def further particulars notice ins 2021 No. 13 s 25

Defamation Act 2005

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Introduced: 25 October 2005 PDF icon Bill (Introduction)

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Assent: 18 November 2005 PDF icon Act 2005, No. 55

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