Removal of Fortifications Act 2017
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47 Immunity
(1) A police officer is not liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of exercising his or her functions and powers under this Act.
(2) A person assisting a police officer to remove or modify fortifications under section 31(1)(c) is not liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith –
(a) in the course of assisting the police officer; or
(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the course of assisting the police officer.
(3) A person bringing equipment or materials onto fortified premises under section 31(4) is not liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of bringing the equipment or materials onto the premises.
(4) Any liability resulting from an act or omission that, but for this section, would attach to a person, attaches instead to the State.