For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2006 is declared to be $259 500.

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

Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006

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 $259 500 to be the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss that may be awarded from 1 July 2006 in defamation proceedings.