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In forceApplication of absolute privilege amendments
Part 7Transitional matters for Defamation Legislation Amendment Act 2025
Division 3Part 3, Division 3 of Defamation Legislation Amendment Act 2025
53 Application of absolute privilege amendments
(1) Section 24, as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Division, continues to apply in respect of a pre‑commencement action despite the amendments to that section by the amending Division.
(2)
In this section:
amending Division means Part 3, Division 3 of the Defamation Legislation Amendment Act 2025.
pre-commencement action, in relation to the amending Division, means a cause of action for the publication of defamatory matter accruing before the commencement of the amending Division.
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