DEFAMATION ACT.
Act No. 39, 1958.
An Act to state and amend the law relating to defamation; to repeal the Defamation Act, 1912, and certain other enactments; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 31st Decem- ber, 1958.]
p E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by -•-* and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : —•
1. This Act may be cited as the "Defamation Act, 1958".!
2. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are to ]
the extent therein expressed hereby repealed.
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3. (1) ( a ) A n y al tera t ion of the law by this Ac t , whether by the repeal of a n enac tment or otherwise, does no t affect—
(i) a right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred before the commencemen t of
this A c t unde r the law tha t is so a l t e red ; (ii) a penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of an offence commit ted against the law tha t
is so a l t e red ; (iii) a legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such a r ight, privilege, obl igat ion, liability, penal ty , for
feiture o r pun i shment .
( b ) Such a proceeding or r emedy m a y be
inst i tuted, cont inued or enforced a n d such a penal ty, forfei tu re or pun i shmen t m a y be imposed a n d enforced as if t he law tha t is so al tered h a d no t been al tered.
(c) This subsection does no t limit any saving in
the In te rpre ta t ion A c t of 1897. (2) Excep t where this A c t deals with, a n d m a k e s a different provis ion for, any protect ion or privilege existing b y law immedia te ly before the commencemen t of this Ac t , no th ing in this A c t is to be const rued to affect any such protec t ion or privilege.
(3) T h e repeal of any enac tment by this A c t shall no t b e cons t rued as l imit ing the power of a cour t o r judge to direct ei ther pa r ty to a n ac t ion to give par t icu lars o r fur ther par t iculars of his c la im or defence or of any pleadings or of the damages c la imed.
4. I n this Ac t , unless the context or subject ma t t e r
otherwise indicates or r equ i res—
"Broadcas t ing s t a t…