155Liability for publicising disciplinary action

155 Liability for publicising disciplinary action

155 Liability for publicising disciplinary action

(1) No liability is incurred by a protected person in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purpose of—

(a) publicising disciplinary action taken against a lawyer, or

(b) exercising the powers or functions of the NSW Commissioner or a Council under sections 151–153, or

(c) keeping, publishing or enabling access to the Register of Disciplinary Action.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), no liability (including liability in defamation) is incurred by a person publishing in good faith—

(a) information about disciplinary action—

(i) recorded in the Register of Disciplinary Action, or

(ii) otherwise publicised by the NSW Commissioner or a Council under this Part,

or matter purporting to contain information of that kind where the matter is incorrect in any respect, or

(b) a fair report or summary of that information.

(3) In this section—

protected person means—

(a) the State, or

(b) the NSW Commissioner, or

(c) a Council, or

(d) a person responsible for keeping the whole or any part of the Register of Disciplinary Action, 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 an authority of the State or any person or body referred to in this definition.

s 155: Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [35].