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Defence for disclosure to person who provided the information

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Part 2Public health surveillance
Division 8Confidentiality of information

26 Defence for disclosure to person who provided the information

Section 21 does not apply if:

(a)

a person obtains protected information from another person; and

(b)

the person discloses that information to the other person.

Note:

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

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