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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 14.34

Defence of absolute privilege

14.34 Defence of absolute privilege

(1) This rule applies--
(a) to a defence of absolute privilege under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Defamation Act 1974 or under section 27 of the Defamation Act 2005 , and
(b) to the defence of absolute privilege at common law.
(2) A defence to which this rule applies is sufficiently pleaded if it alleges that the matter complained of was published under absolute privilege.



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