8Protection of cash dealers, reporting entities, &c.

8 Protection of cash dealers, reporting entities, &c.

(1)  An action or a suit or proceeding does not lie against –

(a) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] an entity in relation to anything done by the entity–

(i) that was required under this Act; or

(ii) in the mistaken belief that it was required under this Act; or

(b) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] an officer, employee or agent of an entity in relation to anything done by the person in the course of the person's appointment, employment or agency–

(i) that was required under this Act; or

(ii) in the mistaken belief that it was required under this Act.

(2)  [Section 8 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 61 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] If an entity, or a person who is an officer, employee or agent of an entity, communicates or gives information or produces documents under section 16 of the FTR Act, section 41, 43 or 45 of the AMLCTF Act or section 6 , 6A , 7 or 7A of this Act, the entity or person is taken, for the purposes of Part 6A of the Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993 , not to have been in possession of the information at any time.

(3)  [Section 8 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 61 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] In this section –

entity means a cash dealer or a reporting entity.