Div 6Liability

Division 6—Liability 46—Protection from liability (1) Except as provided in Part 5 (and despite any other Act or law), no liability attaches to the Crown in respect of— (a) any acts or omissions in connection with— (i) the exercise or discharge, or purported exercise or discharge, of a function under this Part; or (ii) the carrying out, or purported carrying out, of any direction or requirement given or imposed, or purportedly given or imposed, in accordance with this Part; or (b) any failure to exercise or discharge a function under this Part, in relation to the outbreak of a notifiable disease, notifiable contaminant or exotic disease (whether the relevant acts or omissions or failure occurred before or after the commencement of this section). (2) Despite any other provision of this Act, or any other Act or law, no civil or criminal liability attaches to a person engaged in the administration of this Act in respect of— (a) any acts or omissions in good faith in connection with— (i) the exercise or discharge, or purported exercise or discharge, of a function under this Part; or (ii) the carrying out, or purported carrying out, of any direction or requirement given or imposed, or purportedly given or imposed, in accordance with this Part; or (b) any failure, in good faith, to exercise or discharge a function under this Part, in relation to a notifiable disease, notifiable contaminant or exotic disease (whether the relevant acts or omissions or failure occurred before or after the commencement of this section).