Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
182Protection from liability
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182 Protection from liability (1) An official is not civilly liable for conduct engaged in honestly and without recklessness— (a) in the exercise of a function under this Act; or (b) in the reasonable belief that the conduct was in the exercise of a function under this Act. (2) Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the official attaches instead to the Territory. conduct means an act or omission to do an act. official means— (a) an authorised person; or (b) a person authorised under this Act by an authorised person to do or not to do a thing.