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Defamation Order 2024

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3 Maximum damages amount

For the purposes of section 35(3) of the Defamation Act 2005 , the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2024 is declared to be $478 500.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 19 June 2024

This order is administered in the Department of Justice.

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