New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MODERN SLAVERY ACT 2018 - SECT 16

16 Personal liability--co-operation with Commissioner

(1) No criminal or civil liability, apart from under this Act, attaches to a person for the following--

(a) compliance, or purported compliance in good faith, with a requirement made under this Act,

(b) providing information to the Commissioner.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), if a person provides information, a document or other thing to the Commissioner, no civil liability attaches to the person for doing so, whether the liability would arise under a contract or otherwise.

(3) If information, a document or other thing is provided to the Commissioner, no liability for defamation or other civil liability is incurred because of the provision of the information, document or thing.