(1) This Act relates
to the tort of defamation at general law.
(2) This Act does not
affect the operation of the general law in relation to the tort of defamation
except to the extent that this Act provides otherwise (whether expressly or by
necessary implication).
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), the general law as it is from time to time applies for
the purposes of this Act as if the provisions of Part 2 of the
Civil Liability Act 1936 had never been enacted.