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Mining Act 1971
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Division 5—Protection from liability
15AH—Protection from liability
(1) No act or omission undertaken or made by the Mining Registrar, or by any person acting on behalf of the Mining Registrar, in connection with the administration of the mining register, or the registration of any interest, instrument, agreement, statement, notice, order, direction, bond, penalty or other document or dealing on the mining register, subjects the Mining Registrar, or any person acting on behalf of the Mining Registrar, or the Minister, the Director of Mines or the Crown, to any liability.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the registration of any interest, instrument, agreement, statement, notice, order, direction, bond, penalty or other document or dealing on the mining register—
(a) does not give rise to any right of action against the Mining Registrar, or any person acting on behalf of the Mining Registrar, or against the Minister, the Director of Mines or the Crown (unless the proceedings are for judicial review on the ground of jurisdictional error); and
(b) does not validate any instrument or dealing or provide any warranty as to the validity of any instrument or dealing.