73Immunity from liability

73 Immunity from liability If a person makes a complaint— (a) the making of the complaint is not— (i) a breach of confidence; or (ii) a breach of professional etiquette or ethics; or (iii) a breach of a rule of professional conduct; and (b) the complainant does not incur civil or criminal liability only because of the making of the complaint.

Part 10 Information sharing Division 10.1 Information sharing—public safety information Section 74 page 52 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 R5 23/02/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Part 10 Information sharing Division 10.1 Information sharing—public safety information 74 Definitions—div 10.1 (1) In this division: law of another jurisdiction means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or the Northern Territory. non-territory agency means an agency of the Commonwealth, a State or the Northern Territory that exercises functions substantively corresponding to those exercised by a public safety agency. public safety agency means any of the following: (a) the registrar; (b) the director-general responsible for this Act or an operational Act; (c) an inspector appointed under an operational Act; (d) the director-general responsible for the Emergencies Act 2004; (e) the commissioner and chief officers appointed under the Emergencies Act 2004; (f) an inspector appointed under the Emergencies Act 2004; (g) the director-general responsible for the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; (h) the commissioner appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; (i) an inspector appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; (j) an agency prescribed by regulation.

Information sharing Part 10 Information sharing—public safety information Division 10.1 Section 75 R5 23/02/26 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 page 53 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au public safety information means information in relation to a situation that presents, or is likely to present, a risk of death or injury to a person, significant harm to the environment or significant damage to property, that is disclosed to, or obtained by, a public safety agency because the agency is, or has been, a public safety agency. (2) In this section: operational Act means any of the following: (a) Building Act 2004; (b) Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004; (c) Dangerous Substances Act 2004; (d) Electricity Safety Act 1971; (e) Gas Safety Act 2000; (f) Planning Act 2023; (g) Property Developers Act 2024; (h) Unit Titles Act 2001; (i) Utilities Act 2000; (j) Water and Sewerage Act 2000.