Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025
List of Legislation
Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 No. 32
date of assent 19 December 2025
pt 1 comm on date of assent
pts 2–4 comm 26 December 2025 (see s 2)
rep 27 December 2025 (see AIA s 22C)
Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
| Government Bill | |
| Introduced: 14 October 2025 |  Bill (Introduction)
 Bill (Introduction)
Explanatory Note
Explanatory
Note
Human Rights Statement of
Compatibility
Human
Rights Statement of Compatibility
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| Indicative Reprint: 20 October 2025 | Defamation Act
2005 (as amended by the Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2025)
Defamation
Act 2005 (as amended by the Defamation and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2025)
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| 3rd Reading: 11 December 2025 | Bill (3rd Reading)
Bill (3rd Reading)
Explanatory Note
Explanatory
Note
Human Rights Statement of
Compatibility
Human
Rights Statement of Compatibility
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| Assent: 19 December 2025 | Act 2025, No. 32
Act 2025, No. 32
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