Liability re courtworkers
13.1(1) In this section and in section 13.2:
(a) "carrier" means a person or agency that employs courtworkers;
(b) "contract" means a contract entered into between a carrier and the
minister for the provision of courtworker services;
(c) "courtworker" means a courtworker employed pursuant to a contract.
(2) No action lies or shall be instituted against a carrier or a courtworker for:
(a) an act done in the execution in good faith of that carrier's or courtworker's
duty pursuant to a contract; or
(b) neglect or default in the execution in good faith of that carrier's or
courtworker's duty pursuant to a contract.
2000, c.9, s.2.
Confidentiality
13.2(1) In this section, "offence" means an offence pursuant to an Act or an Act
of the Parliament of Canada.
(2) Any information disclosed to a courtworker by an individual charged with an
offence, or by an individual under the age of 18 years who is alleged to have
committed an offence, is privileged to the same extent that it would have been had
it been disclosed to a solicitor in a solicitor and client relationship.
2000, c.9, s.2.