INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 284 Auditors and other persons to enjoy qualified privilege in certain circumstances

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 284

284. (1) An auditor of an organisation is not, in the absence of malice,
liable to an action for defamation at the suit of a person in relation to a
statement that the auditor makes in the course of duties as auditor, whether
the statement is made orally or in writing.

(2) A person is not, in the absence of malice, liable to an action for
defamation at the suit of a person in relation to the publishing of a document
prepared by an auditor of an organisation in the course of duties as auditor
and required by or under this Act to be lodged with a Registrar.

(3) This section does not limit or affect any right, privilege or immunity
that a defendant has in an action for defamation.