For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2022 is declared to be $443 000.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2022

This order is administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order)

This order, for the purposes of section 35(1) of the Defamation Act 2005 , declares $443 000 to be the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss that may be awarded from 1 July 2022 in defamation proceedings.