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Part 10 · Online Harmful Activities — Torts

88. Tort of incitement of violence

(1)

A person (X) must not make any communication that constitutes incitement of violence.

(2)

If X contravenes subsection (1), a victim of incitement of violence may bring civil proceedings in a court against X.

(3)

In any proceedings mentioned in subsection (2), it is a defence for X to prove that X’s conduct was reasonable.

(4)

In this section, each member of the group against which the unlawful force or unlawful violence is incited or likely to be incited is a victim.

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