22Compensation not payable in respect of PPS transitional matters

22 Compensation not payable in respect of PPS transitional matters

22 Compensation not payable in respect of PPS transitional matters

(1) Compensation is not payable by or on behalf of:

(a) the State or an authority of the State, or

(b) an officer, employee or agent of the State,

for an act or omission that is a PPS transitional matter or that arises (directly or indirectly) from a PPS transitional matter.

(2) Subclause (1):

(a) applies only in respect of acts done or omitted to be done in good faith, and

(b) does not apply to acts or omissions that cause personal injury to a person or the death of a person, and

(c) does not limit the operation of clause 9.

(3) In this clause:

compensation includes damages and any other form of monetary compensation.

PPS transitional matter means any of the following:

(a) the provision of information to the Commonwealth, the PPS Registrar, any other officer of the Commonwealth or any other person for the purpose of assisting the Commonwealth in establishing the PPS Register or of verifying the accuracy of information recorded in REVS,

(b) a refusal by the Director-General or the Registrar-General to exercise a registration function as provided by clause 5 or 17 respectively,

(c) the administration of this Act or the regulations,

(d) the exercise of functions under this Act or the regulations.