Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
305Liability of appropriate regulatory authority, State and others
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305 Liability of appropriate regulatory authority, State and others
305 Liability of appropriate regulatory authority, State and others
(1) Anything done by or at the direction, or under the supervision, of the appropriate regulatory authority under section 302 (1) is taken to have been done by the holder or former holder of the licence.
(2) The State, the Minister, the appropriate regulatory authority, the members of the Board of the EPA, the CEO, any members of the staff of the appropriate regulatory authority and any persons engaged by or otherwise acting with the authority of the appropriate regulatory authority (or any of them)—
(a) are not liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in connection with a condition of a licence to which this Part applies or in carrying out or giving effect to this Part, and
(b) without affecting the generality of the above, are taken, for the purposes of sections 169–169B, not to be concerned in the management of a corporation when doing or omitting to do anything in connection with such a condition or when carrying out or giving effect to this Part.
s 305: Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.34 [36]; 2022 No 3, Sch 5[72].