Western Australian Current Acts

DEFAMATION ACT 2005 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Defamation Act 2005. The following table contains information about that Act.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and Year	Assent	Commencement
Defamation Act 2005	44 of 2005	19 Dec 2005	1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2)

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)
aggrieved person 12(1)
Australian court 4
Australian jurisdiction 4
Australian jurisdictional area 11(5)
Australian tribunal 4
commentator 31(3)
concerns notice 14(2)
contextual imputations 26
conviction 42(4)
corporation 9(6)
country 4
document 4
electronic communication 4
existing law of defamation 48(4)
external Territory 11(5)
further particulars notice 14(3)
general law 4
geographical area of Australia 11(5)
imputations of concern 14(2)
Jervis Bay Territory 11(5)
law reform body 29(5)
learned society 29(5)
matter 4
matter in question 12(1)
maximum damages amount 35(1)
multiple publications 11(5)
offer to make amends 4
ombudsman 29(5)
parliamentary body 4
periodical 41(3)
post-commencement action 48(2)
pre-commencement action 48(2)
proceedings of public concern 29(4)
public body 9(6)
public document 28(4)
publisher 12(1)
recipient 30(1)
relevant objects 29(5)
settlement offer 40(3)
sport or recreation association 29(5)
substantially true 4
Territory 4
this jurisdiction 4
trade association 29(5)