Biosecurity Act 2023
225Protection of officials from liability
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225 Protection of officials from liability (1) An official is not civilly liable for anything done or omitted to be done honestly and without recklessness— (a) in the exercise of a function under this Act; or (b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a function under this Act. (2) Any civil liability that would, apart from subsection (1), attach to an official attaches instead to the Territory. official means— (a) the director-general; or (b) an authorised person; or (c) a person exercising a function under this Act.