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This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2011 .
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Tasmania regulation
This order fixes the numerical cap used by the Defamation Act 2005: for the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the ‘maximum damages amount’ from 1 July 2011 is declared to be $324,000. It therefore affects anyone in defamation proceedings (claimants, defendants and their insurers) because courts must apply this statutory ceiling when awarding damages. The executive sets the dollar parameter by regulation; judges apply it when calculating awards under the Act.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Defamation Order 2011.
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2011 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2011.
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 2011 is declared to be $324 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2011
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 2011 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2011.
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 2011 is declared to be $324 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2011
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.