Integrity Sport and Recreation Act 2023

General and miscellaneous provisions

47: Privilege for Commission reports

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"Reports to the Commission are protected by law, like a shield, to help keep people safe."

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If you make a report as part of the Integrity Sport and Recreation Act 2023, it gets special protection. This means it is treated like an official report for the purposes of the Defamation Act 1992, specifically clause 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1. You can think of it like a shield that helps protect the people who make these reports.

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Part 5General and miscellaneous provisions

47Privilege for Commission reports

For the purposes of clause 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Defamation Act 1992, any report made by the Commission under this Act is to be taken to be an official report.