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Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021
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#### 57 Personal liability
57 Personal liability
> > (1) A protected person is not personally subject to liability for anything done—
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> > > (a) in good faith, and
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> > > (b) for the purpose of exercising a function under this Act.
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> > (2) The liability instead attaches to the authority on whose behalf the protected person was exercising the function.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > done includes omitted to be done.
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> > liability—
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> > > (a) means civil liability, and
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> > > (b) includes action, claim or demand.
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> > protected person means—
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> > > (a) an authorised officer, or
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> > > (b) a person acting under the direction of an authorised officer.