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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.74JProtection from liability for giving information
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### sec.74J Protection from liability for giving information
This section applies if a person, acting honestly, gives information under this Act.
The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for giving the information.
Without limiting subsection (2) —
in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for disclosing the information; and
if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, the person does not contravene the Act by giving the information.
s 74J ins 2017 No. 14 s 34
(sec.74J-ssec.1) This section applies if a person, acting honestly, gives information under this Act.
(sec.74J-ssec.2) The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for giving the information.
(sec.74J-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) — in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for disclosing the information; and if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, the person does not contravene the Act by giving the information.
- (a) in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for disclosing the information; and
- (b) if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, the person does not contravene the Act by giving the information.