17FA   Matters arising under Medical Practice Act 1992

(1)  There is a defence of absolute privilege:

(a)  for a publication to or by:

(i)  the New South Wales Medical Board, or

(ii)  an Impaired Registrants Panel, or

(iii)  a Performance Review Panel, or

(iv)  a Professional Standards Committee, or

(v)  the Medical Tribunal, or

(vi)  a member of any of the bodies referred to in subparagraphs (i)–(v), or

(vii)  an assessor,

      for the purpose of the assessment or referral of a complaint or other matter or the holding of any inquiry, performance review, investigation or appeal under the Medical Practice Act 1992, and

(b)  for a publication by a body or person referred to in paragraph (a) of a report of a decision or determination in respect of a complaint or other matter or any inquiry, performance review, investigation or appeal, and of the reasons for that decision or determination.

(2)  In this section:

(a)  a reference to the New South Wales Medical Board includes a reference to a committee of the Board, and

(b)  a reference to a member of the Board includes a reference to a member of any such committee.