Section 174Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Definition of unlawful publication
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174. Any publication of defamatory matter concerning a person is unlawful within the meaning of section 171 unless —
the matter is true and it was for the benefit of the public that it should be published; or
it is privileged under section 175 or 176.