259Preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary

259 Preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary order amendments Law (Wrongs) Amendment Act 2024 about courts making orders (the preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary order amendments)— (a) for, or in the nature of, preliminary discovery; or (b) to take steps— (i) to prevent or limit the continued publication or republication of defamatory matter; or (ii) to comply with, or otherwise give effect to, judgments, injunctions or other court orders. (2) Except as provided by subsection (3) (b), the preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary order amendments apply to the making of an order on or after the commencement day, regardless of whether the proceedings in which they are made— (a) involve a pre-commencement action or post-commencement action; or (b) were commenced before, on or after the commencement day. (3) The existing law continues to apply, despite the preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary order amendments— (a) to an order made before the commencement day; or (b) to the variation or revocation of an order made before the commencement day.

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