167AProtection against prosecution in relation to certain disclosures of information

167A Protection against prosecution in relation to certain disclosures of information

[Section 167A Inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 51, Applied:01 Mar 2014]

(1)  [Section 167A Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2024, Sched. 3, Applied:06 Nov 2024] [Section 167A Subsection (1) amended by No. 30 of 2016, Sched. 2, Applied:16 Nov 2016] A person who discloses, on behalf of an information-sharing entity or a Government Agency, information to the Custodial Inspector, the Implementation Monitor, within the meaning of the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024 , or another information-sharing entity or Government Agency for the purpose of the rehabilitation of a youth or a related purpose –

(a) does not, by reason of that disclosure, incur any criminal, civil or administrative liability; and

(b) is not, by reason of that disclosure –

(i) taken to have breached any rule of law or practice that would otherwise prohibit the person from disclosing the information; or

(ii) taken to have broken any professional or other oath, or breached any professional or other code, standard or guideline of ethics or etiquette that might otherwise bar the person from, or condemn the person for, disclosing the information; or

(iii) liable to condemnation or disciplinary action by any professional body or other person.

(2)  Subsection (1) has effect despite the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 or any other law relating to the confidentiality or privacy of information.