Ambulance Service Act 1991

This section applies to a person who honestly and on reasonable grounds gives information to an RCA team, or a relevant person for an RCA team, for the RCA team’s conduct of an RCA of a reportable event.

The person is not subject to any liability for giving the information and no action, claim or demand may be taken or made of or against the person for giving the information.

Also, merely because the person gives the information, the person can not be held to have—

breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or

departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.

Without limiting subsections (2) and (3)—

in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the information; and

if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the information under an Act, oath, or rule of law or practice, the person—

does not contravene the Act, oath, or rule of law or practice by giving the information; and

is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the information.