20Protections in respect of defamation and breach of confidence

20 Protections in respect of defamation and breach of confidence

20 Protections in respect of defamation and breach of confidence

(1) This section applies if:

(a) the name of a person or other information is included in or removed from (or not included in or removed from) the Lobbyists Register or Lobbyists Watch List by the Electoral Commission pursuant to a decision under this Act, and

(b) the Electoral Commission believes in good faith, when making the decision, that this Act permits or requires the decision to be made.

(2) In any such case, no action for defamation or breach of confidence lies against the Crown, the Electoral Commission, a member of the Electoral Commission or a member of the staff of the Electoral Commission by reason of the making of the decision or any disclosure of information resulting from the decision.

s 20: Ins 2014 No 30, Sch 3 [7].