Section 499. Lawyer assistance committees

1.  Confidential information
  privileged. The confidential  relations  and  communications  between  a
  member or authorized agent of a lawyer assistance committee sponsored by
  a  state  or  local  bar association and any person, firm or corporation
  communicating with such committee,  its  members  or  authorized  agents
  shall  be deemed to be privileged on the same basis as those provided by
  law between attorney and client. Such privilege may be  waived  only  by
  the  person,  firm or corporation which has furnished information to the
  committee.
    2. Immunity from liability. Any person, firm or  corporation  in  good
  faith providing information to, or in any other way participating in the
  affairs of, any of the committees referred to in subdivision one of this
  section shall be immune from civil liability that might otherwise result
  by  reason  of such conduct. For the purpose of any proceeding, the good
  faith of any such person, firm or corporation shall be presumed.