Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PRISONS ACT 1981 - SECT 113C

113C .         Disclosure authorised

        (1)         Information may be disclosed under section 112, 113, 113A or 113B despite any written law relating to confidentiality or secrecy.

        (2)         If information is disclosed, in good faith, under section 112, 113, 113A or 113B —

            (a)         no civil or criminal liability is incurred in respect of the disclosure; and

            (b)         the disclosure is not to be regarded as a breach of any duty of confidentiality or secrecy imposed by law; and

            (c)         the disclosure is not to be regarded as a breach of professional ethics or standards or as unprofessional conduct.

        [Section 113C inserted by No. 65 of 2006 s. 35.]