No. 27 334 Freedom of Information 2003 no action for defamation or breach of confidence shall lie by reas rn of the authorising or giving of the access, against the Government or a public authority or against the officer who authorised the access or any person who gave the access. (2) The giving of access to a document (including an exempt document) in consequence of a request shall not be taken, for the purposes of the law relating to defamation or breach of confidence, to constitute an authorisation or approval of the publication of the document or of its contents by the person to whom the access was given. Protection in respect of offences 38. Where access has been given to a document and (a) the access was required by this Act to be given; or (b) the access was authorised by a Minister or by an officer having authority, in accordance with section 23 to make decisions in respect of requests, in the bona fide belief that the access was required by this Act to be given, cons-,rued neither the person authorising the access nor any person in the giving of the access is guilty of a criminal offence by reason only of the authorising or giving of the access. Judicial review 39. (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a public authority under this Act may apply to the High Court for judicial review of the decision. (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, where an application for judicial review of a decision of a public authority under this Act is made under subsection (1), that application shall be heard and determined by a Judge in Chambers, unless the Court directs otherwise. (3) In this section "decision of a public authority" includes the failure of a public authority to comply with provisions of this Act. Report to Parliament 40. (1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the thirty-first of December of each year, prepare a report on the c -)eration of this Act during that year and cause a copy of the report to be laid before Parliament.