Passenger Transport Act 1990
46QCompensation
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46Q Compensation
46Q Compensation
(1) The appropriate authority must pay compensation for any damage caused by any authorised officer in the exercise of a power to enter premises or a vehicle under this Part, other than damage arising from work done for the purpose of an inspection which reveals that there has been a contravention of this Act or any other Act or law.
(1A) The Crown must pay compensation for any damage caused by any transport safety investigator in the exercise of a power to enter premises or a vehicle under Schedule 6, other than damage reasonably arising from work done for the purpose of a transport safety investigation.
(2) Section 66 does not apply to a liability under this section.
s 46Q: Ins 2003 No 65, Sch 3 [18]. Am 2005 No 55, Sch 3 [20]; 2012 No 82, Sch 2.11 [101]–[103].