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Petroleum Act 1984
117NProtection from liability
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117N Protection from liability
(1) A person is not civilly liable for an act done or omitted to be done by
the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or the
performance of a function as any of the following:
(a) an inspector;
(b) a person assisting an inspector under Part III.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart
from that subsection, have for the act or omission.
exercise of a power includes the purported exercise of the power.
performance of a function includes the purported performance of
the function.