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146 Protection from liability
(1) This section applies to:
(a) the Territory; and
(b) the Minister; and
(c) a regional harbourmaster; and
(d) an Agency; and
(e) the Competent Authority; and
(f) a person acting, within the scope of their employment or
engagement, on behalf of the Territory, the Minister, a regional
harbourmaster, an Agency or the Competent Authority; and
(g) a port operator of a designated port, or a person acting on
behalf of such an operator, in doing or omitting to do anything
for the purpose of enforcing compliance with a port notice; and
(h) a port operator of a designated port, or a person acting on
behalf of such an operator, in doing or omitting to do anything
for the purposes of Part 5, Division 2 or 3; and
(i) a police officer.
(2) An entity to which this section applies is not civilly or criminally
liable for an act done or omitted to be done by the entity in good
faith in the exercise of a function under this Act.
(3) Subsection (2) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart
from that subsection, have for the act or omission.
(3A) This section has effect subject to Part VIIA of the Police
Administration Act 1978.
exercise, of a function, includes the purported exercise of the
function.
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