Uniform defamation laws proposed for Australia
Publish date: 18 November 2004
Issue Number: 1220
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Labour
Australia\'s defamation laws are to be revamped.
The Age reports the uniform laws will rule out defamation of dead people, remove the right of corporations to sue individuals for defamation and cap damages to the levels of awards for personal injury. The reformed laws are the result of a meeting of Attorneys-General who will now take the model Bill to their respective cabinets before laws are introduced in 2006. Full report in The Age
