Queensland DEFAMATION ACT 1889 Reprinted as in force on 15 December 1995 (includes amendments up to Act No. 58 of 1995) Reprint No. 2 * This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy * Minor differences in style between this reprint and another reprint with the same number are due to the conversion to another software program. The content has not changed.
Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 15 December 1995. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 mentioned in the following list have also been made to— • use expressions consistent with current drafting practice (s 29) • use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35) • omit provisions that are no longer required (s 37) • make all necessary consequential amendments (s 7(1)(k)). This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.
Queensland DEFAMATION ACT 1889 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Act not to apply to slander of title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 2—INTERPRETATION 3 Definition of periodical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Definition of “defamatory matter” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Meaning of “defamation” and “publication”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 3—PUBLICATION OF DEFAMATORY MATTER 6 Publication of defamatory matter prima facie unlawful . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…