Defamation Order 2010
I make the following order under section 35(3) of the Defamation Act 2005 .
23 June 2010LARA GIDDINGS
Minister for Justice
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2010 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2010.
In this order Act means the Defamation Act 2005 ;maximum damages amount has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of the Act.
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2010 is declared to be $311 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 30 June 2010
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.