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Legal Profession Act 2006
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451 Protection against liability for publicising disciplinary
action
(a) for the purpose of publicising disciplinary action taken against a
(b) for the purpose of keeping, publishing or enabling access to the
register of disciplinary action; or
(c) in the exercise of a function of the relevant council under this
part; or
(d) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the
exercise of a function of the relevant council under this part.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a person is not civilly liable for
publishing honestly and without recklessness—
(a) information about disciplinary action—
(i) recorded in the register of disciplinary action; or
(ii) otherwise publicised by the relevant council under this
part; or
(b) matter purporting to contain information mentioned in
paragraph (a); or
(c) a fair report of information mentioned in paragraph (a) or matter
mentioned in paragraph (b).
(a) the Territory; or
(b) a council; or
(c) a person responsible for keeping the register of disciplinary
action or any part of it; or
(d) an internet service provider or internet content host; or
(e) a public employee or statutory office-holder or a member of the
staff of an entity mentioned in this definition; or
(f) a person acting at the direction of an entity mentioned in this