Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 97E

97E .         Disclosure under s. 97A, 97B, 97C and 97D not subject to other laws etc.

        (1)         Information may be disclosed under section 97A, 97B, 97C or 97D despite any written law relating to confidentiality or secrecy.

        (2)         If information is disclosed, in good faith, under section 97A, 97B, 97C or 97D —

            (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 97E inserted by No. 65 of 2006 s. 40.]