Health Care Complaints Act 1993 No 105
Current version for 14 May 2013 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 17:47)
Part 7Section 94C

94C   Protection from liability for certain publications

(1)  A publication in good faith under section 41A, 41B, 94A or 94B does not subject a protected person to any liability (including liability in defamation).
(2)  In this section:

protected person means:

(a)  the Commission or the Administrative Decisions Tribunal or a member of the Commission or Tribunal, or
(b)  a professional council, assessment committee or tribunal established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) or a member of any such council, committee or tribunal, or
(c)  the proprietor, editor or publisher of a newspaper, or
(d)  the proprietor or broadcaster of a radio or television station or the producer of a radio or television show, or
(e)  an internet service provider or internet content host, or
(f)  a member of staff of or a person acting at the direction of any person or entity referred to in this definition, or
(g)  any person, or person belonging to a class of persons, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

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