Litter Act 2004
24VProtection from liability
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24V Protection from liability (1) An authorised person 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 authorised person attaches instead to the Territory. (3) In this section: conduct means an act or omission to do an act.
Part 4C Review and appeals Section 24W page 56 Litter Act 2004 Effective: 26/12/25 R15 26/12/25 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au