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Building Act 1993
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153 Protection from liability
(1) No matter or thing done, or omitted to be done, by:
(a) the Director; or
(b) the Advisory Committee or a member of the Advisory
Committee; or
(c) the Practitioners Board or a member of the Practitioners
Board; or
(d) the Appeals Board or a member of the Appeals Board; or
(e) a person acting under the direction of the Director, the
Practitioners Board or the Appeals Board;
subjects the Director, Committee, Practitioners Board, Appeals
Board or person to any action, liability, claim or demand, if the
matter or thing was done or omitted to be done in good faith for the
purpose of performing a function or executing a power under this or
any other Act, or the performance or exercise, or intended
performance or exercise, of the functions or powers of the member,
Director, Board, Committee or person.
(2) No matter or thing done or omitted to be done by:
(a) a building certifier; or
(aa) the Director; or
(b) a person performing a function or exercising a power of a
building certifier in relation to a public authority;
under this Act in good faith or relying on a certificate under
section 40 subjects the building certifier, Director or person, or the
Territory, to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(3) No matter or thing done by a building certifier under this Act
subjects the Director or the Territory to any action, liability, claim or
demand.
(4) No action or other proceedings may be brought against the
Director, the Territory or an employee, as defined in the Public
Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 with respect to
information included in or omitted from a register maintained under
this Act.
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