Defamation Act 1996

Question 1

Section 9 - Correction

Answer 1

Orders the defendant to publish a suitable correction and apology, and ban the defendant from publishing or further publishing the material

Question 2

Absolute Privilege

Answer 2

Reporting of court cases, a fair and accurate report of judicial proceedings held in public in a court anywhere in the world, published contemporaneously

Question 3

Section 14(2) - Contemporaneously

Answer 3

A story is treated as if it were published contemporaneously if it is published ‘as soon as practicable after publication is permitted’

Question 4

Section 1 - author

Answer 4

Applies to anyone who was not the author, editor or publisher of the statement complained of

Question 5

Qualified privilege

Answer 5

Defense requirements - Must be fair and accurate, published without malice and must be a matter of public interest.