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#### 118 Compensation for damage to documents (1) This section applies if: (a) as a result of the exercise of powers under this Act, a document is lost, destroyed or damaged; and (b) the loss, destruction or damage occurred wholly or partly as a result of: (i) insufficient care being taken in selecting the person to exercise the powers; or (ii) insufficient care being taken by the person exercising the powers. (2) The Commonwealth is liable to pay the owner of the document a reasonable amount of compensation.

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