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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.256Protection from liability
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### sec.256 Protection from liability
An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
giving information or advice
If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State.
s 256 amd 2005 No. 68 s 124 ; 2007 No. 46 s 132 ; 2009 No. 16 s 68
(sec.256-ssec.1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. giving information or advice
(sec.256-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State.