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Privilege

Cap. 6, s. 24 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Except in the case of proceedings for an offence under section 30 (c), no proceedings whatsoever shall lie against the Contractor-General or any person concerned with the administration of this Act, for anything he may do or report or say in the performance of his functions under this Act. (2) Anything said or information supplied or any document or thing produced by any person for the purpose or in the course of any investigation by or proceedings before the Contractor- General under this Act, shall be absolutely privileged in the same manner as if the investigation or proceedings were proceedings in a court of law. (3) For the purposes of the Libel and Defamation Act any report made by the Contractor-General under this Act and any fair and accurate comment thereon shall be deemed to be privileged. CAP. 169.
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