Defamation Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in

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, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom relating to

defamation Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defini ...

. It supersedes the short title

Libel Act Libel Act (with its variations) is a stock short title which was formerly used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to libel (including criminal libel). The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Libel Bill dur ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Defamation Bill during its passage through Parliament. Defamation Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to defamation.

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Australia

Australian Capital Territory

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Defamation Act 2001 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

New South Wales

*The

Defamation Act Amendment Act 1886 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

*The

Defamation Act 1901 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 22) *The

Defamation (Amendment) Act 1909 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 22) *The

Defamation Act 1912 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 32) *The

Defamation (Amendment) Act 1917 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 14) *The

Defamation (Amendment) Act 1940 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 4) *The

Defamation Act 1958 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 39) *The

Defamation Act 1974 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 74) *The

Defamation (Amendment) Act 1978 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 79) *The

Defamation (Trotting Authority) Amendment Act 1978 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defi ...

(No 125) *The

Defamation (Legal Services Commission) Amendment Act 1979 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defi ...

(No 80) *The

Defamation (Anti-Discrimination) Amendment Act 1980 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 68) *The

Defamation (Anti-Discrimination) Amendment Act 1981 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 16) *The

Defamation (Community Welfare) Amendment Act 1982 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 82) *The

Defamation (Farm Produce) Amendment Act 1983 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 31) *The

Defamation (Probation and Parole) Amendment Act 1983 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 196) *The

Defamation (Racing Appeals Tribunal) Amendment Act 1983 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 200) *The

Defamation (Commissioner of Public Complaints) Amendment Act 1984 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 78) *The

Defamation (Law Reform Commission) Amendment Act 1984 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 118) *The

Defamation (Workers Compensation) Amendment Act 1987 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 75) *The

Defamation (Medical Practitioners) Amendment Act 1987 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 128) *The

Defamation (Criminal Defamation) Amendment Act 1988 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 61) *The

Defamation (Independent Commission Against Corruption) Amendment Act 1989 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 29) *The

Defamation (Amendment) Act 1994 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 93) *The

Defamation Amendment Act 2002 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 136) *The Defamation Act 2005 (No 77) *The

Defamation Amendment Act 2020 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 16)

Northern Territory

*The

Defamation Amendment Act 1989 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 49) *The

Defamation Act 2006 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

Queensland

*The Defamation Act 1889 (53 Vic No 12) *The

Defamation Law of Queensland Amendment Act of 1930 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(21 Geo 5 No 10) *The Defamation Act 2005 (No 55) *The

Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 13)

South Australia

*The Act 26 & 27 Vic No 16 (An Act to amend the Law relating to Defamatory Words) *The Defamation Act 2005 (No 50) *The

Defamation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2020 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal de ...

(No 41)

Tasmania

*The

Defamation Act 1957 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defin ...

(No 42) *The Defamation Act 2005 (No 73)

Victoria

*The Defamation Act 2005 (No 75)

Western Australia

*The Defamation Act 2005 (No 44)

Hong Kong

*The

Defamation Ordinance 1887 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

Malaysia

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New Zealand

*The

Defamation Act 1954 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 46) *The Defamation Amendment Act 1958 (No 63) *The

Defamation Amendment Act 1971 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 94) *The

Defamation Amendment Act 1974 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal def ...

(No 82) *The

Defamation Act 1992 Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defini ...

(No 105)

Republic of Ireland

*The Defamation Act 1961 (No.40) *The Defamation Act 2009

United Kingdom

*The Defamation Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo 6 & 1 Eliz 2 c 66) *The Defamation Act 1996 (c 31) *The Defamation Act 2013

Northern Ireland

*The

Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 11) (N.I.) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. This Act makes similar provision for Northern Ireland as the Defamation Act 1952 which applies only to England, Wales and Scotland. The p ...

(c 11) (N.I.)

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Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Hong Kong

Malaysia

New Zealand

Republic of Ireland

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

See also