Defamation Law of Queensland Amendment Act of 1930 (21 Geo v No. 10) (Qld)

12842 CROWN-DEFAMATION. Defamation Law of Queensland, Etc., Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 10, King by process in the Magistrates Court constituted by • *" The Magistrates Courts Act of 1921" in the same manner as in any action in that Court "between subject and subject." . Amendment 4. Section ten of the Principal Act is amended by of s. 10. adding the following provisos to the said section, namely:- "Provided that in any such suit against any person whether commenced before on or after the passing of "The Crown Remedies Act Amendment Act of 1930" it shall not be a ground for refusing to answer any interrogatory delivered to any such person that the answer thereto criminates or tends to criminate such person or exposes or tends to expose such person to any penalty: And provided further that no answer to any such interrogatory which criminates or tends to criminate the person making the same 01' exposes or tends to expose him to any penalty shall be used in evidence against him in any criminal proceedings." DEATHS. INQUESTS ON-see JUSTICES. DEFAMATION. 21 Geo. V. An Act to Amend "The Defamation Law of No. 10. THE Queensland" in a certain particular. DEFAMATION LAW OF QEEENS. [ASSEN'l'ED TO 2ND OCTOBER, 1930.] AM:::::ENT B- t it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, ACT OF 1930. by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queenslandin Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title 1. This Act may be cited as "The Delamation Law o a o n n d structl . On. o re f a Q d u a e s en o s n l . e an W . d it A h m t e " nTdhm e enDte , J .j A ' acmtaotw • f n 19 L 3 a 0 w ," O , J I a Q n u d ee s n h s a la ll nd b • " e herein referred to as the Principal Act. * 12 Geo. V. No. 22, 8upra, page 9713. t 53 Vie. No. 12 (1889), 8upra, page 571.

1930. DEFAMATION. Defamation Law of Queensland, Etc., Act. 12843 A.mendment of the Principal Act. 2. Section forty - three of the Principal Act is Amendment repealed and a new section is inserted in lieu thereof, ~ o~ ; ii~ : 43. namely:- . " [43.] Whenever any person is convicted in an Levy of action of publishing any defamatory matter by means ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s, of printing, the plaintiff in whose favour judgment is pla~ ti! f gi.ven may under h I ' S wn' t 0 f exeeut'IOn 1evy the damages, j o u b d t g a m m e m n g t. penalty, and costs out of any property of the defendant in like manner as in ordinary civil actions, and also out of the whole of the types, presses, or printing materials in which the defendant had any beneficial use or interest at or subsequent to the time of the printing of the said defamatory matter, and out of the whole of the types, presses, or printing materials in which any person who by himself, his servants, or agents printed the said defamatory matter had any beneficial use or interest at or subsequent to the time of the printing of the said defamatory matter, to whomsoever the same in either case may belong at the time of the levy: Provided that the plaintiff in whose favour judgment is given shall be required under his writ of execution to levy the damages, penalty, and costs out of the property of the defendant, in the first instance; and if the property of such defend'ant is found insufficient to satisfy such damages, penalty, and costs, the plaintiff concerned, in the next instance, shall levy the remainder of such damages, penalty, and costs out of the whole of the types, presses, or printing materials in Whit: the defendant had any beneficial use or interest at or subsequent to the' time of the printing of th said defamatory matter; and if then such judgment s not fully satisfied, the plaintiff concerned, in the I final instance, shall levy, after the levy in the precedillg two instances as aforesaid, the remainder of such damages, penalty, and costs out of the whole of the types, presses, or printing materials in which any person who by himself, his servants, or agents printed the said defamatory matter had any beneficial use or interest at or subsequent to the time of the printing of the said defamatory matter, to whomsoever the same may belong at the time of the levy."