Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DEFAMATION (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2001 (REPEALED) - SECT 32

    (1)     It is a defence if the defendant establishes that the publication by the defendant was a reasonable publication under a contract.

    (2)     For subsection (1), a publication is reasonable if—

        (a)     the publication was in answer to an inquiry made under the contract; and

        (b)     the matter published was relevant to the subject of the inquiry; and

        (c)     the manner and extent of the publication were reasonable; and

        (d)     the defendant was not motivated by ill will to the victim, or by any other improper motive; and

        (e)     the defendant had, at the time of publication, reasonable grounds to believe the matter to be true.