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Part 3 · Online Harmful Activities

17. Publication of false material

(1)

In this Act, “publication of false material” means —

(a)

the publication of online material that contains or consists of a false statement of fact about a person (called in this section the victim); and

(b)

that a reasonable person would conclude is likely to cause harm to the victim.

(2)

The following apply for the purposes of ascertaining whether online material contains or consists of a statement of fact which bears a particular meaning:

(a)

the statement is to be ascertained from a reasonable interpretation of the online material whether wholly or in part, and whether on its own or in the context in which it appears;

(b)

there can be more than one reasonable interpretation of the online material; (c)a statement of fact is a statement that a reasonable person seeing, hearing or otherwise perceiving it would consider to be a representation of fact.

Part 4

Reports

Part 5

Powers to Give Directions and Orders

Part 6

Information and End‑User Identity Matters

Part 7

Reconsideration and Appeals

Part 8

Offences and Enforcement

Part 9

General and Miscellaneous

Part 10

Online Harmful Activities — Torts

Part 11

Administrators — Duties and Torts

Part 12

Online Service Providers — Duties and Torts

Part 13

Damages and Remedies

Part 14

Jurisdictional, Procedural and Miscellaneous Matters

Part 15

Amendments to Other Acts

Schedules