59FProtection from liability for information

### 59F Protection from liability for information > [*\[Section 59F Amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 29, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS29@EN) [*\[Section 59F Inserted by No. 29 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS8@EN) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner who notifies the Secretary under [section 59B(1)](#GS59B@Gs1@EN) or makes an application to the Secretary under [section 59E](#GS59E@EN)  – > > > > (a) cannot, by virtue of doing so, be held to have breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics, or to have departed from any accepted form of professional conduct; and > > > > > (b) insofar as he or she has acted in good faith, incurs no civil or criminal liability in respect of – > > > > > > > > (i) so notifying or applying to the Secretary; or > > > > > > > > > (ii) the provision of further information.