New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LIMITATION ACT 1969 - SECT 73A

73A Defamation--effect of provisions concerning electronic defamatory publications on other laws

(1) This section applies in respect of any requirement under section 14B or 14C for the date of publication of a matter in electronic form to be determined by reference to the day on which the matter was first uploaded for access or sent electronically to a recipient.

(2) A requirement to which this section applies is relevant only for the purpose of determining when a limitation period begins and for no other purpose.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), a requirement to which this section applies is not relevant for--

(a) establishing whether there is a cause of action for defamation, or

(b) the choice of law to be applied for a cause of action for defamation.