Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DEFAMATION ACT 1901 NO 22 - SECT 10

    (1)     Whosoever—

        (a)     publishes or threatens to publish any libel upon any other person; or

        (b)     directly or indirectly threatens to print or publish, or directly or indirectly proposes to abstain from printing or publishing, or directly or indirectly offers to prevent the printing or publishing of any matter or thing touching any other person;

with intent—

        (c)     to extort any money or security for money, or any valuable thing from such or any other person; or

        (d)     to induce any person to confer upon or procure for any person any appointment or office of profit or trust,

commits an offence.

Maximum penalty: 300 penalty units, imprisonment for 3 years or both.

    (2)     Nothing herein contained shall in any manner alter or affect any law now in force in respect to the sending or delivery of threatening letters or writings.