Defamation Order 2011
I make the following order under section 35(3) of the Defamation Act 2005 .
20 June 2011BRIAN WIGHTMAN
Minister for Justice
This order may be cited as the Defamation Order 2011 .
This order takes effect on 1 July 2011.
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 2011 is declared to be $324 000.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2011
This order is administered in the Department of Justice.