Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DEFAMATION (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2001 (REPEALED) - SECT 31

    (1)     It is a defence if the defendant establishes that the publication by the defendant was—

        (a)     a fair report of a proceeding of public concern; or

        (b)     a fair copy of a public document or a fair summary of, or a fair extract from, a public document;

made by the defendant in good faith for the information of the public.

    (2)     For subsection (1), if a report or other document under the law of a country would be a public document except for compliance with a provision of that law about—

        (a)     the form of the report or document; or

        (b)     the content of the report or document; or

        (c)     the time within which the report or document is prepared, or presented, submitted, tabled or laid to or before an entity;

the report or document is a public document despite the noncompliance.