South Australian Current Acts

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1981 - SECT 89F

89F—Liability for publicising disciplinary action

        (1)         No liability is incurred by a protected person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith for the purpose of—

            (a)         publicising disciplinary action taken against a legal practitioner or former legal practitioner; or

            (b)         exercising the powers or functions of the Commissioner under this Division; or

            (c)         keeping, publishing or enabling access to the Register.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), no liability (including liability in defamation) is incurred by a person publishing in good faith—

            (a)         information about disciplinary action—

                  (i)         recorded in the Register; or

                  (ii)         otherwise publicised by the Commissioner under this Division,

or matter purporting to contain information of that kind where the matter is incorrect in any respect; or

            (b)         a fair report or summary of information referred to in paragraph (a).

        (3)         In this section—

"protected person" means—

            (a)         the Crown; or

            (b)         the Society; or

            (c)         the Council; or

            (d)         an officer, employee or agent of the Society; or

            (e)         the Commissioner; or

            (f)         an employee or agent of the Commissioner; or

            (g)         a person responsible for keeping the whole or any part of the Register; or

            (h)         an Internet service provider or Internet content host; or

                  (i)         a person acting at the direction of the State or of any person or body referred to in this definition.