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Defamation Order 2025
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3 Maximum damages amount
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2025 is declared to be $500 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 June 2025
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.