(1) This section applies to such persons as are prescribed by the regulations
for the purposes of this section, being persons who are involved in the
administration of, or who provide services in connection with, a
drug offender's program.
(2) It is the duty of a person to whom this section
applies:
(b) to promptly
comply with the requirements of the regulations with respect to the giving of
information to the registrar.
(3) The following provisions apply to and in
respect of any information (
"protected information" ) relating to a drug offender that is provided to the
Drug Court, or to any person to whom this section applies, by a person to whom
this section applies:
(a) the provision of the information does not constitute
a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted
standards of professional conduct,
(b) no liability for defamation is
incurred because of the provision of the information,
(c) the provision of
the information does not constitute a ground for civil proceedings for
malicious prosecution or for conspiracy,
(d) the information is not
admissible in evidence in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or
committee,
(e) a person is not compellable in any proceedings before a court,
tribunal or committee to disclose the information or to produce any document
that contains the information.
(4) The provisions of subsection (3) (d) and
(e) do not apply to or in respect of the provision of protected information:
(a) in proceedings before the Drug Court or any court hearing or determining
an appeal from a decision of the Drug Court, or
(b) in support of, or in
answer to, any charge or allegation made in proceedings against a person in
relation to the person's exercise of functions under this Act.
(6) A provision of any Act or law that
prohibits or restricts the disclosure of information does not operate to
prevent the provision of information in accordance with this section.