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PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 53

53 Protection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence

(1) This section applies if access is given to a public record under this Act.

(2) No action for defamation or breach of confidence lies against--

(a) the State or an official because of the giving of the access; or
(b) the author of the public record or another person because the author or other person supplied the record to a public authority or the archives under a requirement of this Act.


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