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Privilege of newspaper reports of proceedings in court
Cap. 169, s. 8 · Revised Edition 2020
A fair and accurate report in any newspaper or broadcast of proceedings publicly heard before any court exercising judicial authority shall,
if published contemporaneously with such proceedings, be privileged, but nothing in this section shall authorise the publication of any blasphemous or indecent matter.
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