ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Coroners Service Act
67. Protection from liability for giving information and other things to coroner
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
67. Protection from liability for giving information and other things to coroner
(1)A person is not liable, civilly, criminally or under an administrative process,for giving a coroner any of the following—(a)information, a document or anything else in compliance with a requirement made under this Act or any other written law; or(b)confidential information.(2)Where a person gives the Coroner an item required in the course of undertaking the functions of the coroner under this Act or confidential information, that person shall not be held to have—(a)breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics; or(b)departed from accepted standards of professional conduct.(3)Without limiting subsections (1) and (2)—(a)in a proceeding for defamation, the person has a defence of absolute privilege for publishing the required item or confidential information; and(b)if the person would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the required item or confidential information under an Act, oath or rule of law or practice, the person—(i)does not contravene the Act, oath or rule of law or practice by giving the required item or confidential information; and(ii)is not liable to disciplinary action for giving the required item or confidential information.