Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011

140 Absolute privilege

(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, the following are absolutely privileged—

(a) the publication of a matter by the Commissioner in the exercise of any of his or her functions;

(b) the publication of a matter by a member of the Advisory Panel in the exercise of any of his or her functions;

(c) the publication of a matter by a person in compliance with a requirement in a decision notice;

(d) the publication, in a communication between—

(i) the Commissioner, and

(ii) a protected person,

of a matter in connection with an inquiry or investigation;

(e) the publication, in a communication between—

(i) the complainant or a person acting on behalf of the complainant, and

(ii) a representative,

of a matter in connection with an investigation under Part 5 or Part 6.

(2) In this section a reference to the Commissioner includes the following persons—

(a) the members of the Commissioner’s staff;

(b) any person acting on the Commissioner’s behalf or assisting in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.