Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)
176EProtection from liability for certain publications [NSW]
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176E Protection from liability for certain publications [NSW]
176E Protection from liability for certain publications [NSW]
(1) A publication in good faith of a written statement of a decision made by a Council, a Committee or a Panel does not subject a protected person to any liability (including liability in defamation).
(2) In this section—
protected person means—
(a) a Council, a Committee or a Panel or a member of a Council, a Committee or a Panel; or
(b) the proprietor, editor or publisher of a newspaper; or
(c) the proprietor or broadcaster of a radio or television station or the producer of a radio or television show; or
(d) an Internet service provider or Internet content host; or
(e) a member of staff of, or a person acting at the direction of, a person or entity referred to in this definition; or
(f) a person, or a person belonging to a class of persons, prescribed by the NSW regulations for the purposes of this section.
Note.
This section is a New South Wales provision.
s 176E: Am 2013 No 95, Sch 6.4 [52].