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MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012 - SECT 243M

Protection from liability for duties and functions in relation to database

    (1)     A relevant prescriber, pharmacist or person authorised under section 243G(1) is not liable for anything done in good faith in carrying out any duty in relation to, or in accessing, using or disclosing information held in, the monitored medicines database in accordance with this Act or the Regulations.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1):

        (a)     the accessing of information held in the monitored medicines database in respect of a person or the giving of information to the database in respect of a person does not constitute unprofessional conduct or a breach of professional etiquette or ethics; and

        (b)     no liability for defamation is incurred by a person mentioned in subsection (1) because of the accessing of any person's information or the provision of that information.



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