SCHEDULE 5CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
PART 1Investigations
Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c.23)
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Insert new section 67B—
67BProtection from defamation claims
For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication in a communication between the Auditor General for Wales or the Wales Audit Office and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales of a matter in connection with a joint investigation conducted under section 68(2) of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019, is absolutely privileged.