Liability for publicising disciplinary action
500 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 an Australian legal practitioner; or performing or exercising the functions or powers of the Board under this Part; 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 Board under this Part – or matter purporting to contain information of that kind where the matter is incorrect in any respect; or a fair report or summary of that information.
In this section – protected person means – the State; or the Board; or the prescribed authority; 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 any person or body referred to in this definition.
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