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Broadcasting Services Act 1992
203Proceedings for defamation not to lie
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203 Proceedings for defamation not to lie
No action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, lies:
(a) against the Commonwealth, the Minister, the ACMA, a member of the staff of the ACMA, a person who is a member of the panel constituting a hearing or a person acting with the authority of the ACMA in respect of the printing or publishing of a report of an investigation or a transcript of proceedings at a hearing; or
(b) in respect of the publication, by any means, of a fair and accurate report of proceedings at a hearing.