227Protection of person giving certain information

227 Protection of person giving certain information The giving of information that is authorised or required to be given under this Act in accordance with this Act— (a) does not for any purpose constitute unprofessional conduct or a breach of professional ethics on the part of the person by whom it is given; or (b) does not make the person by whom it is given subject to any liability in respect of it; or (c) does not constitute a contravention of any other Act or law (including common law). S. 227AA inserted by No. 15/2022 s. 24. 227AA Immunity (1) The Chief Health Officer, a delegate of the Chief Health Officer, an authorised officer appointed under section 30(1) or a Detention Appeals Officer is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith— S. 227AA(1)(a) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 117. (a) in the exercise of a power or the discharge of a duty under this Act or the regulations; or (b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a power or the discharge of a duty under this Act or the regulations. (2) Any liability resulting from an act or omission that would but for subsection (1) attach to the Chief Health Officer, a delegate of the Chief Health Officer, an authorised officer appointed under section 30(1) or a Detention Appeals Officer attaches instead to the Crown. (3) This section does not apply to anything done or omitted to be done to which section 165CU applies by a person to whom section 165CU applies. Pt 11 Div. 4A (Heading and ss 227A, 227B) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 17. Division 4A—General provisions relating to assistance powers S. 227A inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 17.