Defamation Order 2016
I make the following order under section 35(3) of the Defamation Act 2005 .
4 June 2016DR VANESSA GOODWIN
Minister for Justice
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2016 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2016.
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2016 is declared to be $381 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 15 June 2016
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order declares, for the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , $381 000 to be the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss that may be awarded from 1 July 2016 in defamation proceedings.