Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007
125Protection for reporting domestic violence
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125 Protection for reporting domestic violence (1) A person acting in good faith in making a report under section 124A is not civilly or criminally liable, or in breach of any professional code of conduct: (a) for making the report; or (b) for disclosing any information in the report. (2) In any proceeding before a court, except with the court's leave: (a) the report or evidence of its contents is not admissible; and (b) a person cannot be compelled to give evidence, or to produce a record, about the report or the identity of the maker of the report. (3) The leave may be granted only if: (a) the report, evidence or record is of critical importance to the proceeding; and (b) failure to grant the leave would prejudice the proper administration of justice.