Section 25Part 4 — Miscellaneous Provisions
Provision of information
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Every approved treatment provider shall forthwith notify the Drug Court of any failure by a drug offender to comply with the prescribed treatment programme.
The following provisions apply to and in respect of information furnished in accordance with this section (hereinafter referred to as "protected information") —
the provision of the information —
does not constitute a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct on the part of the person furnishing it;
shall not give rise to any action for defamation against that person; and
shall not constitute a ground for civil proceedings for malicious prosecution or for conspiracy;
subject to subsection (3), the information shall not be admissible in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or committee; and
subject to subsection (3), a person shall not be compellable in any such proceedings to disclose the information or to produce any document that contains the information.
The provisions of subsection (2)(b) and (c) shall not apply to or in respect of the provision of protected information —
in proceedings before the Drug Court; or
in support of, or in answer to, any allegation made in proceedings against a person in relation to the exercise of his functions under this Law.
A drug offender shall be taken to have authorised the provision of protected information —
by an approved treatment provider to the Drug Court; or
by any member of staff of the Drug Court to any other member of that staff.
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