Liability for publicising disciplinary action
89F Liability for publicising disciplinary action
No liability is incurred by a protected person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith for the purpose of—
publicising disciplinary action taken against a legal practitioner or former legal practitioner; or
exercising the powers or functions of the Commissioner under this
Division; or
keeping, publishing or enabling access to the
Register.
Without limiting subsection (1), no liability (including liability in defamation) is incurred by a person publishing in good faith—
information about disciplinary action—
recorded in the Register; or
otherwise publicised by the Commissioner under this
Division, or matter purporting to contain information of that kind where the matter is incorrect in any respect; or
a fair report or summary of information referred to in paragraph (a).
In this section—
protected person means—
the Crown; or
the Society; or
the Council; or
an officer, employee or agent of the Society; or
the Commissioner; or
an employee or agent of the Commissioner; or
a person responsible for keeping the whole or any part of the
Register; or
an Internet service provider or Internet content host;
or
a person acting at the direction of the State or of any person or body referred to in this definition.
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