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oceedings tected.
Defamation.
25. (1) Except in the case of proceedings for an offence against
the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1939 -
(a)
(b)
no proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against the Cormis-
sioner, or against any officer appointed under section 8, for
anything done or said in the course of the exercise of his
functions under this Ordinance, unless it is shown that he
acted in bad faith;
the Commissioner, and any such officer as aforesaid, shall not
be called to give evidence in any court, or in any proceedings
of a judicial nature, in respect of anything coming to his
knowledge in the exercise of his functions.
(2) Anything said or any information supplied or any document, paper
or thing produced by any person in the course of an investigation shall
be privileged in the same manner as if the investigation were proceedings
in the court.
26.
For the purposes of the law of defamation, any such publication
as is hereinafter mentioned shall be absolutely privileged, that is to
say
Duty of head of department.
(a)
the publication under section 9 of any matter by the Commis-
sioner in making a report to the Governor;
(b) the publication under section 22 of any matter by the Commis-
sioner or the Colonial Secretary; and
(c) the publication under section 23 of any matter by the Commis-
sioner to a complainant, the Governor or a head of department.
27.
An investigation shall not affect any action taken by the head
of department affected, or any power or duty of that head of department
to take further action with respect to any decision which is subject to
the investigation.
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