Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) ACT 2004 - SECT 74J

74J Protection from liability for giving information

(1) This section applies if a person, acting honestly, gives information under this Act.

(2) The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for giving the information.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2) —

(a) in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for disclosing the information; and

(b) if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, the person does not contravene the Act by giving the information.