9E   What is a reasonable offer to make amends?

(1)  In deciding whether an offer to make amends is reasonable, a court must have regard to any correction or apology published before any trial arising out of the matter in question, including the extent to which the correction or apology is brought to the attention of the audience of the matter in question having regard to:

(a)  the prominence given to the correction or apology as published in comparison to the prominence given to the matter in question as published, and

(b)  the period that elapses between publication of the matter in question and publication of the correction or apology.

(2)  However, subsection (1) does not limit the matters that the court may take into account in deciding whether an offer to make amends is reasonable.