Section 4A — Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)

Examples and notes

(1) An example or note at the foot of a provision forms part of this Act.
(2) An example in this Act—
(a) is not exhaustive, and
(b) may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision to which it relates.

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Related sections

s 2 — Commencement
s 3 — Objects of Act
s 4 — Definitions
s 5 — Act to bind Crown
s 6 — Tort of defamation
s 7 — Distinction between slander and libel abolished

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