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39 Immunity from liability
S. 39(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 22.
(1) A person who makes a public interest disclosure is not subject to any civil or criminal liability or any liability arising by way of administrative process (including disciplinary action) for making the disclosure.
S. 39(2) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 22.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, in making the public interest disclosure, has contravened section 72(1) or (2) in relation to the information disclosed.