Defamation Act 2005 No. 55
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
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| 01 January 2006 |
See 1 January 2006—revised version uploaded 14 October 2014 at 2:20pm AEST |
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| 01 January 2006 |
RA s 44A |
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| 01 January 2016 | 15 April 2021 |
revised version |
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| 01 July 2021 | 30 June 2021 | 2021 Act No. 13 |
RA s 35 |
| 26 December 2025 | 19 December 2025 | 2025 Act No. 32 |
List of Legislation
Defamation Act 2005 No. 55
date of assent 18 November 2005
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2006 (see s 2)
Amending legislation
Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 13
date of assent 24 June 2021
pt 2 comm 1 July 2021 (see s 2)
Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 No. 32
date of assent 19 December 2025
pt 2 comm 26 December 2025 (see s 2)
History notes
s 4 amd 2025 No. 32 s 4
s 9 amd 2021 No. 13 s 4
s 10 amd 2021 No. 13 s 5
s 10A ins 2021 No. 13 s 6
s 10C ins 2025 No. 32 s 5
s 10D ins 2025 No. 32 s 5
s 10E ins 2025 No. 32 s 5
pt 3 div 1 hdg sub 2021 No. 13 s 7
s 12A ins 2021 No. 13 s 8
s 12B ins 2021 No. 13 s 8
s 14 amd 2021 No. 13 s 9
s 15 amd 2021 No. 13 s 10; 2025 No. 32 s 6
s 18 amd 2021 No. 13 s 11
s 21 amd 2021 No. 13 s 12
s 22 amd 2021 No. 13 s 13
s 23 sub 2021 No. 13 s 14
s 23A ins 2025 No. 32 s 7
s 26 sub 2021 No. 13 s 15
s 27 amd 2025 No. 32 s 8
s 29A ins 2021 No. 13 s 16
s 30 amd 2021 No. 13 s 17
s 30A ins 2021 No. 13 s 18
s 31 amd 2021 No. 13 s 19
s 31A ins 2025 No. 32 s 9
s 33 om 2021 No. 13 s 20
s 35 amd 2021 No. 13 s 21
s 39A ins 2025 No. 32 s 10
s 44 amd 2021 No. 13 s 22; 2025 No. 32 s 11
pt 6 hdg ins 2025 No. 32 s 12
s 49 amd 2021 No. 13 s 23; 2025 No. 32 s 13
s 50 ins 2021 No. 13 s 24
amd 2025 No. 32 s 15
s 51 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
s 52 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
s 53 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
s 54 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
s 55 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
s 56 ins 2025 No. 32 s 16
sch hdg amd 2025 No. 32 s 17
sch 5 def access prevention step ins 2025 No. 32 s 18
sch 5 def applicable period ins 2021 No. 13 s 25
sch 5 def associated entity ins 2021 No. 13 s 25
sch 5 def concerns notice ins 2021 No. 13 s 25
sch 5 def digital intermediary ins 2025 No. 32 s 18
sch 5 def digital matter ins 2025 No. 32 s 18
sch 5 def excluded corporation ins 2021 No. 13 s 25
sch 5 def further particulars notice ins 2021 No. 13 s 25
sch 5 def online service ins 2025 No. 32 s 18
sch 5 def poster ins 2025 No. 32 s 18
Defamation Act 2005
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| Introduced: 25 October 2005 |  Bill (Introduction)
 Bill (Introduction)
Explanatory Note
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| Assent: 18 November 2005 | Act 2005, No. 55
Act 2005, No. 55
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