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In forceNo causes of action for defamation of, or against, deceased persons
10 No causes of action for defamation of, or against, deceased persons
A person (including a personal representative of a deceased person) cannot assert, continue or enforce a cause of action for defamation in relation to —
(a)
the publication of defamatory matter about a deceased person (whether published before or after his or her death); or
(b)
the publication of defamatory matter by a person who has died since publishing the matter.
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