New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 14.35

14.35 Defences for publication of public and official documents

(1) Defence under section 25 of Defamation Act 1974 A defence under section 25 of the Defamation Act 1974 is sufficiently pleaded if it alleges that the matter complained of was--

(a) a document or record specified as a document or record to which that section applies or a copy of such a document or record, or

(b) a fair summary of, or a fair extract from, such a document or record.

(2) Defence under section 27 of Defamation Act 1974 A defence under section 27 of the Defamation Act 1974 is sufficiently pleaded if it alleges that the matter complained of was a notice published in accordance with the direction of a court.

(3) Defence under section 28 of Defamation Act 2005 A defence under section 28 of the Defamation Act 2005 is sufficiently pleaded if it alleges that the matter complained of was contained in--

(a) a public document or a fair copy of a public document, or

(b) a fair summary of, or a fair extract from, a public document.