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Police Administration Act 1978
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148B Protection from liability
(1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted
to be done by the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or
performance of a function under this Act.
(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.
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