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Crime and Corruption Act 2001
sec.173Protection for assistants from liability
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### sec.173 Protection for assistants from liability
An assistant does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence, while acting as an assistant.
If subsection (1) prevents a liability attaching to an assistant, liability attaches instead to the State.
(sec.173-ssec.1) An assistant does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence, while acting as an assistant.
(sec.173-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a liability attaching to an assistant, liability attaches instead to the State.