The law that applies to defamation differs depending on whether the defamatory material was published before or after July 2021.

For details about the law that applies to actions in defamation where the defamatory material was published before 1 July 2021, see this factsheet.

For details about the law that applies to actions in defamation where the defamatory material was published after 1 July 2021, see this factsheet.

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