# National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009, Section 17: Protection from defamation actions


(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made in pursuance of the purposes of this Measure—
(a) by the Commissioner, or
(b) to the Commissioner
is absolutely privileged.
(2) In subsection (1), “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2009/4/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-commissioner-for-standards-measure-2009/section-17
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