16Crown not liable to pecuniary penalty or prosecution

### 16 Crown not liable to pecuniary penalty or prosecution > > (1)  Nothing in the application law of this jurisdiction makes the Crown in any capacity liable to a pecuniary penalty or to be prosecuted for an offence. > > > (2)  Without limiting [subsection (1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) , nothing in the application law of a participating jurisdiction makes the Crown in right of this jurisdiction liable to a pecuniary penalty or to be prosecuted for an offence. > > > (3)  The protection in [subsection (1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS16@Gs2@EN) does not apply to an authority of any jurisdiction.