Western Australian Current Regulations

SCHOOL EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 56

56 .         Protection of complainants etc. from civil liability

        (1)         A person is not liable to any civil proceedings in respect of —

            (a)         making a complaint under a scheme; or

            (b)         providing information in the course of, or for the purposes of —

                  (i)         the investigation of a complaint under a scheme; or

                  (ii)         a proceeding in respect of a complaint under a scheme.

        (2)         Subregulation (1) does not apply if the complaint was made, or the information was provided, in bad faith.

        (3)         No civil proceedings are to be brought against a person in respect of an act referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (b) without the leave of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court is not to give leave unless it is satisfied that there is substantial ground for the contention that the person to be proceeded against has acted in bad faith.