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A concerns notice is now a mandatory step before suing for defamation in most of Australia. Learn what it must contain, the waiting periods, and where it is not required.
Australia's cap on defamation damages for non-economic loss reached $520,000 on 1 July 2026. Learn how the cap works, and why aggravated damages sit outside it.
Justification, qualified privilege, honest opinion, public interest and more. A full guide to Australian defamation defences, with the section number for each jurisdiction.
South Australia adopted Stage 1 in full but only part of Stage 2. It has no digital intermediary safe harbour, unlike NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the NT.
Tasmania's defamation reforms commenced 12 November 2021, not 1 July 2021 as widely reported. See the correct date and how Tasmania's Act is structured.
The Northern Territory adopted both national defamation reform stages at once on 11 August 2025. See the new serious harm, concerns notice and intermediary rules.
Western Australia never adopted the 2021 or 2023 defamation reforms. No serious harm threshold, no mandatory concerns notice, and triviality still applies.
Defamation claims in Australia must generally start within one year of publication. Learn how the single publication rule and concerns notices affect that deadline.
When is a platform a "publisher" of someone else's comment in Australia? The Voller and Defteros High Court rulings, digital intermediary rules, and South Australia's gap.
Serious harm is now an element of the tort of defamation in most of Australia. Learn what it requires, who decides it, and why Western Australia has no such rule.