Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 - SECT 37

Disclosers protected

37. Disclosers protected

A disclosure of information made under section 35 or 36 in good faith-

   (a)  does not for any purpose constitute unprofessional conduct or a breach
        of professional ethics on the part of the person by whom it is made;
        and





   (b)  does not make the person by whom it is made subject to any liability
        in respect of it; and

   (c)  without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), does not constitute a
        contravention of-

   (i)  section 141 of the Health Services Act 1988; or

   (ii) section 120A of the Mental Health Act 1986.