59F
In forceProtection from liability for information
Part VANotification and authorisation in relation to certain restricted substances and narcotic substances
59F Protection from liability for information
A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner who notifies the Secretary under section 59B(1) or makes an application to the Secretary under section 59E –
cannot, by virtue of doing so, be held to have breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics, or to have departed from any accepted form of professional conduct; and insofar as he or she has acted in good faith, incurs no civil or criminal liability in respect of – so notifying or applying to the Secretary; or the provision of further information.
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