Mental Health Act 2015
23Nominated person—protection from liability
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23 Nominated person—protection from liability (1) A nominated person is not civilly liable for anything done or omitted to be done honestly and without recklessness— (a) in the exercise of a function under this Act; or (b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a function under this Act. Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments (2) Any civil liability that would, apart from subsection (1), attach to a nominated person attaches instead to the Territory.
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