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Part 3 · Online Harmful Activities

18. Publication of statement harmful to reputation

(1)

In this Act, “publication of statement harmful to reputation” means the publication of online material that contains or consists of a statement that a reasonable person would conclude is likely to cause to a person (called in this section the victim) —

(a)

harm to the reputation of the victim; and

(b)

any other additional harm to the victim.

(2)

The following apply for the purposes of ascertaining whether online material contains or consists of a statement 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)

the statement may be a statement of fact or an opinion, and if a statement of fact, it may be a true or false statement 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