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Newspapers Act · 2013 Revised Edition
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where in any publication there is maliciously published any false news, the printer, publisher, editor and the writer thereof is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
Newspapers
For the purposes of this section, malice shall be presumed in default of evidence showing that, prior to publication, the accused took reasonable measures to verify the truth of the news.
No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be initiated without the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor.