Application of amendments to this Division by the Defamation Amendment Act 2021
20BA Application of amendments to this Division by the Defamation Amendment Act 2021
In this section – commencement day means the day on which the Defamation Amendment Act 2021 commences.
The amendment made to section 20A by the Defamation Amendment Act 2021 applies in relation to the publication of defamatory matter on or after the commencement day.
Section 20AB, as inserted by the Defamation Amendment Act 2021, applies in relation to the publication of defamatory matter if – where the publication is a subsequent publication of defamatory matter – the subsequent publication is on or after the commencement day; or in any other case – the publication of defamatory matter is on or after the commencement day.
Section 20AC, as inserted by the Defamation Amendment Act 2021, applies in relation to the publication of defamatory matter on or after the commencement day.
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