Defamation Order 2020
I make the following order under section 35(3) of the Defamation Act 2005 .
22 June 2020ELISE ARCHER
Minister for Justice
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2020 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2020.
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2020 is declared to be $421 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 1 July 2020
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order, for the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , declares $421 000 to be the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss that may be awarded from 1 July 2020 in defamation proceedings.