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INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2009 - SECT 180

Publication—protection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence

180 Publication—protection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence

(1) If a chapter 3 document has been published and the publication was required under section 123 or authorised by the information commissioner in the genuine belief that the publication was required under section 123
(a) no action for defamation or breach of confidence lies against the State, an agency, the information commissioner or an officer because of the publication; and
(b) no action for defamation or breach of confidence in relation to the publication or a resulting publication lies against the author of the document or another person because of the author or another person having given the document to an agency or the commissioner.
(2) The publication of a document (including an exempt document or contrary to public interest document) under section 123 must not be taken for the purposes of the law relating to defamation or breach of confidence to constitute an authorisation or approval of the publication of the document or its contents.



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