26Liability

26 Liability

26 Liability

(1) The State does not incur any liability, and compensation is not payable by or on behalf of the State, arising directly or indirectly from any of the following matters occurring before or after the commencement of this section—

(a) the enactment or operation of this Act,

(b) the exercise by any person of a function under this Act or a failure to exercise any such function,

(c) any statement or conduct relating to the regulation of the ethanol content of petrol supplied by petrol suppliers or the biodiesel content of diesel fuel supplied by diesel fuel suppliers.

(2) In this section—

compensation includes damages or any other form of monetary compensation.

conduct includes any act or omission, whether unconscionable, misleading, deceptive or otherwise.

statement includes a representation of any kind—

(a) whether made verbally or in writing, and

(b) whether negligent, false or misleading or otherwise.

the State means the Crown within the meaning of the Crown Proceedings Act 1988, and includes an officer, employee or agent of the Crown and an investigator appointed under section 18.

this Act includes any regulation made under this Act and any suspension or exemption under this Act.

s 26 (previously s 22): Renumbered 2009 No 11, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2009 No 11, Sch 1 [23] [24].