South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts29—Protection in respect of civil actions or criminal proceedings
(1) No criminal
liability, or liability for defamation or breach of confidence or other civil
liability, will be incurred by the author of an official record or any other
person by reason of the author or other person having delivered the record
into the custody of State Records.
(2) No criminal
liability, or liability for defamation or breach of confidence or other civil
liability, will be incurred by the Manager or an officer of State Records, by
reason of the granting of access to an official record in the custody of
State Records where the person who makes the decision to grant access honestly
believes, when making the decision, that it is a proper decision under this
Act.
(3) The granting of
access to a record under this Act does not constitute, for the purposes of the
law relating to defamation or breach of confidence, an authorisation or
approval of the publication of the record or its contents by the person to
whom access is granted.