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Supreme Court Library Act 1968
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### sec.23 Protection from liability
This section applies to a person who, acting honestly, makes information in the QSIS database available to an entity—
allowed access under section 18 (3) ; or
entitled to access to restricted information under section 19 (1) ; or
granted access to restricted information under section 19 (2) .
The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for making the information available.
Also, merely because the person makes the information available, the person can not be held to have—
breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or
departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.
Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) —
in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for making the information available; and
if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person—
does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by making the information available; and
is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.
s 23 ins 2013 No. 25 s 178
(sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, acting honestly, makes information in the QSIS database available to an entity— allowed access under section 18 (3) ; or entitled to access to restricted information under section 19 (1) ; or granted access to restricted information under section 19 (2) .
(sec.23-ssec.2) The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for making the information available.
(sec.23-ssec.3) Also, merely because the person makes the information available, the person can not be held to have— breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.
(sec.23-ssec.4) Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) — in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for making the information available; and if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person— does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by making the information available; and is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.
- (a) allowed access under section 18 (3) ; or
- (b) entitled to access to restricted information under section 19 (1) ; or
- (c) granted access to restricted information under section 19 (2) .
- (a) breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or
- (b) departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.
- (a) in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for making the information available; and
- (b) if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person— (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by making the information available; and (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.
- (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by making the information available; and
- (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.
- (i) does not contravene the Act , oath or rule of law or practice by making the information available; and
- (ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.