Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · s 98

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s 98Compliance with a registered voluntary industry code a legal defence

(1)

Subject to section 99, compliance with a registered voluntary industry code shall not be mandatory.

(2)

Compliance with a registered voluntary industry code shall be a defence against any prosecution, action or proceeding of any nature, whether in a court or otherwise, taken against a person

(who is subject to the voluntary industry code) regarding a matter dealt with in that code.