Health Care Complaints Act 1993
94CProtection from liability for certain publications
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94C Protection from liability for certain publications
94C Protection from liability for certain publications
(1) A publication in good faith under section 41A, 41B, 45C, 45D, 94A or 94B does not subject a protected person to any liability (including liability in defamation).
(2) In this section—
protected person means—
(a) the Commission or the Civil and Administrative Tribunal or a member of the Commission or Tribunal, or
(b) a professional council or assessment committee established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) or a member of any such council or committee, or
(c) the proprietor, editor or publisher of a newspaper, or
(d) the proprietor or broadcaster of a radio or television station or the producer of a radio or television show, or
(e) an internet service provider or internet content host, or
(f) a member of staff of or a person acting at the direction of any person or entity referred to in this definition, or
(g) any person, or person belonging to a class of persons, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
s 94C: Ins 2006 No 124, Sch 2 [13]. Am 2010 No 34, Sch 2.22 [41]; 2013 No 95, Schs 2.73 [2], 6.3; 2020 No 32, Sch 1[26].