Radiation Protection Act 2004
56Protection from liability
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56 Protection from liability (1) This section applies to a person who is or has been: (a) the Chief Health Officer; (b) an authorised officer; or (c) a person assisting an authorised officer under Part 5. (2) The 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 or purported exercise of a power, or the performance or purported performance 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.