(1) A person who, apart from this section, would be so liable shall not be liable in damages in respect of the communication, whether in writing or otherwise, by him or her to the Authority of his or her opinion that -
(a) an offence under section 6 or 7 has been or is being committed, or
(b) any other provision of this Act that prohibits an undertaking from doing a particular thing or things has not been or is not being complied with,
unless it is proved that he or she has not acted reasonably in forming that opinion and communicating it to the Authority.
(2) The reference in subsection (1) to liability in damages shall be construed as including a reference to liability to be the subject of an order providing for any other form of relief.
(2A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a communication that is a protected disclosure within the meaning of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.
(3) An employer shall not penalise an employee for having formed an opinion of the kind referred to in su
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