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Biosecurity Act 2019
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268 Protection from liability
A person who provides, while acting in good faith, any information to the Secretary, an authorised officer or any other person performing functions under this Act about –
(a) a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; or
(b) a biosecurity event; or
(c) any biosecurity matter or carrier, or any dealing with any biosecurity matter or carrier –
does not incur any civil liability, or liability for any professional or ethical sanction, because of a breach of a duty of confidentiality in relation to that information.