6BProtection from liability for giving information

6B Protection from liability for giving information

[Section 6B Inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 38, Applied:14 Dec 2022]

(1)  If information is given in good faith under section 6A of this Act or sections 33, 37, 42M, 42N, 42P or 42V of the Commonwealth Act –

(a) no civil or criminal liability is incurred in respect of giving the information; and

(b) giving the information is not to be regarded as a breach of any duty of confidentiality, privacy or secrecy imposed by law; and

(c) giving the information is not to be regarded as a breach of professional ethics or standards or as unprofessional conduct.

(2)  This State is also relieved of any liability that it might otherwise have had for another person having done anything as described in subsection (1) .