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Queensland
Defamation Bill 2005
Queensland
Defamation Bill 2005
Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title 0... eee 2 Commencement.............0 cee eee eee eee teen eee 3 Objects of Act..... 0.0.00 eee eee eee 4 Interpretation .......... 0.0.0.0. 0 2c 5 Act binds all persons ........... 0.6.0 e cee eee eee eee Part 2 General principles Division 1 Defamation and the general law 6 Tort of defamation. ......... 0.0... e eee ee eee 7 Distinction between slander and libel remains abolished....... Division 2 Causes of action for defamation 8 Single cause of action for multiple defamatory imputations in same matter. ... 2.0... eee tenets 9 Certain corporations do not have cause of action for defamation de eect eee eee 10 No cause of action for defamation of, or against, deceased PErSONS ks teens Division 3 Choice of law 11 Choice of law for defamation proceedings .................. Part 3 Resolution of civil disputes without litigation Division 1 Offers to make amends 12 Application of division. .......... 0.0.00 cee e eee eee ee 13 Publisher may make offer to make amends................. 14 When offer to make amends may be made................. 15 Content of offer to make amends.................0--00005 16 Withdrawal of offer to make amends ...............2-..0-- 17 Effect of acceptance of offer to make amends...............
18 Effect of failure to accept reasonable offer to make amends... .
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Division 2 Part 4 Division 1 Division 22527293133 Division 33538 Division 4 Part 5 Defamation Bill 2005
Inadmissibility of evidence of certain statements and admissionS we ete ee
Apologies
Effect of apology on liability for defamation ................. Litigation of civil disputes
General
Election for defamation proceedings to be tried by jury........ Roles of judicial officers and juries in defamation proceedings . .
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