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Criminal Code Act 1924
9No remedy in tort for act declared lawful: Civil remedies for crime not suspended
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9 No remedy in tort for act declared lawful: Civil remedies for crime not suspended
(1) Where by the Code any act is declared to be lawful, no action shall be brought in respect thereof.
(2) Except as aforesaid, the provisions of this Act shall not affect any right of action which any person would have had against another if this Act had not been passed; nor shall the omission from the Code of any penal provision in respect of any act or omission which, before the passing of this Act, constituted an actionable wrong affect any right of action in respect thereof.
(3) No civil remedy for any act or omission shall be suspended by reason that such act or omission amounts to a criminal offence.