Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a body, honestly and on reasonable grounds, gives advice, or makes a recommendation, to the board under section 180(2)(d).
(2) A discloser is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process, for disclosing information contained in the advice or recommendation.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2)--
(a) in a proceeding for defamation, the discloser has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the disclosed information; and
(b) if the discloser would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the disclosed information under an Act or oath, or a rule of law or practice, the discloser--
(i) does not contravene the Act, oath, or rule of law or practice by disclosing the information; and
(ii) is not liable to disciplinary action for disclosing the information.
(4) In this section--
discloser means any of the following--
(a) a body that gives advice, or makes a recommendation, under section 180(2)(d);
(b) all the members of that body;
(c) each of the members of that body.