Schedule 2 Amendment of Stock Diseases Act 1923

(Section 4)

[1]   Section 9A Protection from liability for notification of diseases

Omit the section.

[2]   Section 22B

Insert after section 22A:

  

22B   Exclusion of personal liability for information required to be provided under this Act

(1)  If a person is required under this Act to provide any information, the provision of that information by the person does not subject the person personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), a person is required to provide information under this Act if:

(a)  the person is required to answer a question put to the person under this Act, or

(b)  the person is required to give a notice or other document under this Act, or

(c)  the person is required to produce a record or other document under this Act.

(3)  Nothing in this section affects the criminal liability of any person under this Act or any other Act or law.

(4)  This section extends to any information that a person was required to provide under this Act that was provided before the commencement of this section, but does not extend to proceedings in respect of the provision of such information that were brought before that commencement.