Qualified Privilege

The granting of qualified privilege is rare and comes with certain duties and obligations.

The Health Administration Act 1982, Division 6B, sets out the rights and responsibilities of committees that have been granted qualified privilege. The provision of qualified privilege to approved quality assurance committees is designed to encourage health care professionals to participate in quality improvement activities by protecting the documents and proceedings of the committee.

The committee cannot conduct an investigation into the competence of a health service provider.