140AALiability for acts or matters done or omitted to be done under this Act etc.

#### 140AA Liability for acts or matters done or omitted to be done under this Act etc. (1) This section applies to the following bodies and people: (a) the Joint Authority; (b) a member of the Joint Authority; (c) the Designated Authority; (d) the Safety Authority; (e) the Chief Executive Officer of the Safety Authority; (f) an inspector appointed under section 125; (g) an OHS inspector appointed under Part IIIC; (h) a person acting under the direction or authority of the Joint Authority or the Designated Authority; (i) a person acting under the direction or authority of the Safety Authority or the Chief Executive Officer of the Safety Authority. (2) A body or person to whom this section applies is not liable to an action, suit or proceeding for or in respect of an act or matter in good faith done or omitted to be done in the exercise, or purported exercise, of any power or authority conferred by: (a) this Act; or (b) the regulations; or (c) a direction under this Act. (3) This section does not apply to a person or body merely because the person or body is acting in accordance with a proposal or plan (however described) that has been accepted, agreed or otherwise approved by or on behalf of the Joint Authority, the Designated Authority or the Safety Authority. (4) This section has effect subject to section 88. (5) This section does not affect: (a) any rights conferred on a person by the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 to make an application to a court in respect of: (i) a decision; or (ii) conduct engaged in for the purpose of making a decision; or (iii) a failure to make a decision; or (b) any other rights that a person has to seek a review by a court or tribunal in respect of: (i) a decision; or (ii) conduct engaged in for the purpose of making a decision; or (iii) a failure to make a decision. (6) An expression used in subsection (5) has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977. (7) In this section: > Safety Authority means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority established by section 150XD.