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Marine Safety Act 1998
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136A Reliance on advice
136A Reliance on advice
(1) In exercising any function under this Act or the regulations, the Minister or TfNSW is entitled to rely (wholly or partly) on a certificate, report or other form of advice obtained from an appropriately qualified person engaged for that purpose.
(2) The Minister, the State, TfNSW and any person acting on behalf of the Minister, the State or TfNSW do not incur any liability as a consequence of the Minister or TfNSW being satisfied of a matter by relying on advice referred to in this section.
s 136A: Ins 2008 No 59, Sch 1 [68]. Subst 2011 No 41, Sch 5.22 [7]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.42[9] [10].