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UK Law Reference
All sections of Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
2019 c. 31, s.30

Section 30 — Defamation: privilege

This version in force from 2020-11-02

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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For the purposes of the law of defamation, publication of anything under this Part by the Commissioner is absolutely privileged.