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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against reputation

213: No prosecution without leave of Judge

You could also call this:

“A special permission from a judge is needed before someone can be taken to court for saying bad things about another person.”

This section of the law has been removed. It used to be about needing a judge’s permission to start a legal case for crimes against someone’s reputation. But this rule doesn’t exist anymore. It was taken out of the law on 1 February 1993 by another law called the Defamation Act 1992.

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Topics:

Crime and justice > Criminal law

Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

212: Publishing upon invitation, or

“A law about sharing information when someone asks you to, which is no longer used”

214: Plea of justification, or

“This old rule explained how someone could defend themselves if they were accused of saying something mean about another person.”

Part 9 Crimes against reputation

213No prosecution without leave of Judge (Repealed)

Notes

Section 213: repealed, on 1 February 1993, by section 56(2) of the Defamation Act 1992 (1992 No 105).