Section 1 — Short title — Defamation Act 2006 (Northern Territory) — Barrister AI

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Section 1 — Short title — Defamation Act 2006 (Northern Territory) — Barrister AI

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s 1Short title s 2Objects of Act s 3Definitions s 4Act binds Crown s 5Tort of defamation s 6Distinction between slander and libel abolished s 7Single cause of action for multiple defamatory imputations in same matter s 8Certain corporations do not have cause of action for defamation s 9No cause of action for defamation of, or against, deceased persons s 9ASerious harm element of cause of action for defamation s 9BDefinitions s 9CExemption for digital intermediaries providing caching, conduit or storage services s 9DExemption for search engine providers s 9EEarly determination of digital intermediary exemptions s 10Choice of law for defamation proceedings s 11Application of Division s 11AConcerns notices s 11BDefamation proceedings cannot be commenced without concerns notice s 12Publisher may make offer to make amends s 13When offer to make amends may be made s 14Content of offer to make amends s 15Withdrawal of offer to make amends s 16Effect of acceptance of offer to make amends s 17Effect of failure to accept reasonable offer to make amends s 18Inadmissibility of evidence of certain statements and admissions s 19Effect of apology on liability for defamation s 20Leave required for multiple proceedings in relation to publication of same defamatory matter s 20AOrders for preliminary discovery about posters of digital matter s 21Scope of defences under general law and other law not limited s 22Defence of justification s 23Defence of contextual truth s 24Defence of absolute privilege s 25Defence for publication of public documents s 26Defences of fair report of proceedings of public concern s 26ADefence of publication of matter concerning issue of public interest s 27Defence of qualified privilege for provision of certain information s 27ADefence of scientific or academic peer review s 28Defences of honest opinion s 28ADefence for publications involving digital intermediaries s 29Defence of innocent dissemination s 31Damages to bear rational relationship to harm s 32Damages for non-economic loss limited s 33State of mind of defendant generally not relevant to awarding damages s 34Exemplary or punitive damages cannot be awarded s 35Factors in mitigation of damages s 36Damages for multiple causes of action may be assessed as single sum s 36AOrders against non-party digital intermediaries concerning defamatory digital matter s 37Costs in defamation proceedings s 38Proof of publication s 39Proof of convictions for offences s 40Incriminating answers, documents or things s 41Giving of notices and other documents s 42Regulations s 43Definitions s 44Repeal s 45Application of this Act s 46References to repealed Act s 47Application of amendments s 48Interpretation s 49Application of digital intermediary amendments s 50Application of offers amendments s 51Application of preliminary discovery or non-party digital intermediary order amendments s 52Application of document giving or service amendments s 53Application of absolute privilege amendments Schedule 1 — Additional publications to which absolute privilege applies Schedule 2 — Additional kinds of public documents Schedule 3 — Additional proceedings of public concern Schedule 4 — Acts repealed

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This Act may be cited as the Defamation Act 2006.

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