279Protection of health practitioners and veterinarians from

279 Protection of health practitioners and veterinarians from liability (a) a health practitioner or veterinarian: (i) gives notice to the CHO about the supply of a Scheduled substance as required under this Act; or (ii) applies for a Schedule 4 or 8 authorisation or prohibited substance authorisation; and (b) in good faith, the health practitioner or veterinarian discloses private or confidential information about a person in giving the notice or making the application. (2) The health practitioner or veterinarian is not civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), making the disclosure does not constitute a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct.