Supreme Court Library Act 1968

This section applies to a person who, acting honestly, makes information in the QSIS database available to an entity—

allowed access under section 18(3); or

entitled to access to restricted information under section 19(1); or

granted access to restricted information under section 19(2).

The person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for making the information available.

Also, merely because the person makes the information available, 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 making the information available; 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 making the information available; and

is not liable to disciplinary action for making the information available.