For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the maximum damages amount that is to apply from 1 July 2012 is declared to be $339 000.

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

Notified in the Gazette on 27 June 2012

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 $339 000 to be the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss that may be awarded from 1 July 2012 in defamation proceedings.