Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


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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Defamation Act 2005

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

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