Session 2012 - 13
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Other Bills before Parliament
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| | Thursday 6 September 2012 |
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| | Defamation Bill, As Amended |
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| | Page 3, line 5 [Clause 4], after ‘it’, insert ‘or within or a reasonable amount of time |
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| | following initial publication’. |
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| | Page 3, line 8 [Clause 4], at end insert ‘within a reasonable amount of time, |
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| | allowing for the public and commercial interest in publication.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 10 [Clause 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(j) | whether the defendant had made reasonable efforts to abide by the |
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| | | National Union of Journalists’ Code of Conduct.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 21 [Clause 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | In determining public interest, the court shall have regard to whether the |
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| | | claimant is a person in public life, which should be taken to include (amongst |
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| | | others) politicians, public officials, celebrities and others whose influence, |
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| | | earnings or social status is dependent on a public image.’. |
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