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41 Protection from defamation action
S. 41(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 22.
(1) Without limiting section 39, in any proceeding for defamation there is a defence of absolute privilege in respect of the making of a public interest disclosure.
S. 41(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.