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This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2006 .
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This Order fixes the monetary cap for defamation damages. From 1 July 2006, the "maximum damages amount" used under section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 is declared to be $259,500.
The change affects people bringing or defending defamation claims by limiting the highest compensatory award a court may apply under that provision; it sets only a numeric ceiling and does not alter the substantive tests for liability or defences in the Act.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Defamation Order 2006.
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2006 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2006.
In this order –
Act means the Defamation Act 2005 ;
maximum damages amount has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of the Act.
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2006 is declared to be $259 500.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2006 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2006.
In this order –
Act means the Defamation Act 2005 ;
maximum damages amount has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of the Act.
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2006 is declared to be $259 500.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.