9Protection from actions of defamation
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It is declared for the purposes of the law of defamation that—
(a)any information submitted with a reference under section 2(1) or 4(1) above;
(b)any observation made in response to an invitation given under section 5(3) or 6(2) above,
is privileged unless it is shown to have been submitted or, as the case may be, made with malice.