Defamation (Independent Commission Against Corruption) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW)

DEFAMATION (INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST

CORRUPTION) AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 29

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title
2. Commencement

3. Amendment of Defamation Act 1974 No. 18

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

DEFAMATION (INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST

CORRUPTION) AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 29

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 29, 1989

An Act to amend the Defamation Act 1974 in relation to defences for certain publications made in connection with the Independent Commission Against Corruption. [Assented to 21 April 1989]

Defamation (Independent Commission Against Corruption) Amendment 1989

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the Defamation (Independent Commission

Against Corruption) Amendment Act 1989.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by

proclamation.

Amendment of Defamation Act 1974 No. 18

3. The Defamation Act 1974 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

(Sec. 3)

(1) Section 17K—

After section 1 7J, insert:

Matters arising under the Independent Commission Against

Corruption Act 1988

17K. (1) There is a defence of absolute privilege for a publication to or by the Independent Commission Against Corruption or the Commissioner for the Commission as Commissioner, or to any officer of the Commission (within the meaning of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988) as such an officer.

(2) This section applies in relation to any hearing before the Independent Commission Against Corruption or any other matter relating to the powers, authorities, duties or functions of the Commission.

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Act No. 29

Defamation (Independent Commission Against Corruption) Amendment 1989

(2) Schedule 2 (Proceedings of Public Concern and Official and Public

Documents and Records)—

At the end of clause 2, insert:

(18) proceedings at a hearing held in public by the Independent

Commission Against Corruption.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

Legislative Assembly on 5 April 1989 Legislative Council on 18 April 1989]