Civil liability of Minister for disclosing information
22A Civil liability of Minister for disclosing information
A Minister does not incur civil liability as a result of, or in connection with, disclosing information under a publication scheme or other administrative scheme in good faith.
Examples of disclosing information—
• publishing information on a department’s website
• official publication by decision of Cabinet of information contained in a Cabinet document
If subsection (1) prevents liability attaching to a Minister, the liability attaches instead to the
State.
Note—
See also the Public Sector Act
2022, section 269, in relation to the civil liability of prescribed persons engaging in conduct in an official capacity.
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