Family and Child Commission Act 2014
sec.29TProtection from liability for giving information
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sec.29T Protection from liability for giving information
This section applies if a person, acting honestly, gives information under this part. The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for giving the information. Also, merely because the person gives the information, the person can not be held to have— breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or departed from accepted standards of professional conduct. Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) — in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the information; and if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person— does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information. s 29T ins 2020 No. 2 s 23 (sec.29T-ssec.1) This section applies if a person, acting honestly, gives information under this part. (sec.29T-ssec.2) The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for giving the information. (sec.29T-ssec.3) Also, merely because the person gives the information, the person can not be held to have— breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or departed from accepted standards of professional conduct. (sec.29T-ssec.4) Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) — in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the information; and if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person— does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information.
- (a) breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or
- (b) departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.
- (a) in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the information; and
- (b) if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person— (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information.
- (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and
- (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information.
- (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and
- (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information.