Family Law Act 1975
67ZBNo liability for notification under section 67Z or 67ZA
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67ZB No liability for notification under section 67Z or 67ZA
(1) A person: (a) must give notice under subsection 67Z(3) or 67ZA(2); or (b) may give notice under subsection 67ZA(3) or (4); or (c) may disclose other information under subsection 67ZA(6); in spite of any obligation of confidentiality imposed on the person by this Act, another Act, another law or anything else (including a contract or professional ethics). (2) A person is not liable in civil or criminal proceedings, and is not to be considered to have breached any professional ethics, in respect of a notification under subsection 67Z(3) or 67ZA(2). (3) A person is not liable in civil or criminal proceedings, and is not to be considered to have breached any professional ethics, in respect of a notification under subsection 67ZA(3) or (4), or a disclosure under subsection 67ZA(6), if the notification or disclosure is made in good faith. (4) Evidence of a notification under subsection 67Z(3) or subsection 67ZA(2), (3) or (4), or a disclosure under subsection 67ZA(6), is not admissible in any court except where that evidence is given by the person who made the notification or disclosure. (5) In this section:
court means a court (whether or not exercising jurisdiction under this Act) and includes a tribunal or other body concerned with professional ethics.