Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026

PART 6

Amendment of Part 4 of Principal Act

Amendment of section 28 of Principal Act

14. (1) Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), by the substitution of “application that is reasonably likely to succeed” for “application”, and

(b) in subsection (6), by the substitution of “section 30 or 33, or orders under both of those sections” for “section 30 or 33”.

(2) The amendments effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to applications under section 28 of the Principal Act made on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.