29AAAProtection of persons who make reports or provide information to particular institutions

#### 29AAA Protection of persons who make reports or provide information to particular institutions 29AAA Protection of persons who make reports or provide information to particular institutions > > (1) If, in relation to a child or young person or a class of children or young persons, a person makes a report in good faith to an institution engaging in child-related work about a child or young person that the person making the report reasonably suspects is at risk of significant harm in the institution— > > > > > (a) the making of the report does not constitute a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct, and > > > > > (b) no liability for defamation is incurred because of the report, and > > > > > (c) the making of the report does not constitute a ground for civil or criminal liability against the person making the report. > > > (2) The protections given by this section to a person who makes a report apply to— > > > > > (a) a person who provided information on the basis of which the report was made in good faith to the institution, and > > > > > (b) a person who otherwise was in good faith concerned in making such a report or causing such a report to be made, > > > > in the same way as they apply in respect of the person who actually made the report. > > Note. > > It is an offence under section 254 for a person to disclose any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, except in certain circumstances. The maximum penalty is 10 penalty units (currently $1,100) or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. > > **s 29AAA:** Ins 2019 No 25, Sch 5.8\[9\].