Section 41 — Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)

(1) If a document appears to be printed or otherwise produced by means adapted for the production of numerous copies and there is in the document a statement to the effect that the document is printed, produced, published or distributed by or for a particular person, the statement is evidence in defamation proceedings that the document was so printed, produced, published or distributed.
(2) Evidence that a number or part of a document appearing to be a periodical is printed, produced, published or distributed by or for a particular person is evidence in defamation proceedings that a document appearing to be another number or part of the periodical was so printed, produced, published or distributed.
(3) In this section—
periodical includes any newspaper, review, magazine or other printed document of which numbers or parts are published periodically.

Related sections

• s 39 — Damages for multiple causes of action may be assessed as single sum
• s 39A — Orders against non-party digital intermediaries concerning defamatory digital matter
• s 40 — Costs in defamation proceedings
• s 42 — Proof of convictions for offences
• s 43 — Incriminating answers, documents or things
• s 44 — Giving of notices and other documents

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