Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

an officer relies on information, or professional or expert advice, given or prepared by:

an employee of the organisation or the branch whom the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be reliable and competent in relation to the matters concerned; or

a professional adviser or expert in relation to matters that the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be within the person’s professional or expert competence; or

another officer in relation to matters within the officer’s authority; or

a collective body on which the officer did not serve in relation to matters within the collective body’s authority; and

the reliance was made:

in good faith; and

after making proper inquiry if the circumstances indicated the need for inquiry; and

the reasonableness of the officer’s reliance on the information or advice arises in proceedings brought to determine whether an officer has performed a duty under this Part or an equivalent duty at common law or in equity;