Queensland Consolidated Acts

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 22A

22A Civil liability of Minister for disclosing information

(1) A Minister does not incur civil liability as a result of, or in connection with, disclosing information under a publication scheme or other administrative scheme in good faith.

Examples of disclosing information—

• publishing information on a department’s website

• official publication by decision of Cabinet of information contained in a Cabinet document

(2) If subsection (1) prevents liability attaching to a Minister, the liability attaches instead to the State.

Note—

See also the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 , in relation to the civil liability of prescribed persons engaging in conduct in an official capacity.