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Defamation Act 1952
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PART IStatements Privileged Without Explanation or Contradiction
1A fair and accurate report of any proceedings in public of the legislature of any part of Her Majesty's dominions outside Great Britain.
2A fair and accurate report of any proceedings in public of an international organisation of which the United Kingdom or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is a member, or of any international conference to which that government sends a representative.
3A fair and accurate report of any proceedings in public of an international court
4A fair and accurate report of any proceedings before a court exercising jurisdiction throughout any part of Her Majesty's dominions outside the United Kingdom, or of any proceedings before a court-martial held outside the United Kingdom under the Naval Discipline Act, the Army Act or the Air Force Act.
5A fair and accurate report of any proceedings in public of a body or person appointed to hold a public inquiry by the government or legislature of any part of Her Majesty's dominions outside the United Kingdom.
6A fair and accurate copy of or extract from any register kept in pursuance of any Act of Parliament which is open to inspection by the public, or of any other document which is required by the law of any part of the United Kingdom to be open to inspection by the public.
7A notice or advertisement published by or on the authority of any court within the United Kingdom or any judge or officer of such a court.
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