47AImmunity from civil actions relating to mitochondrial donation licences

47A Immunity from civil actions relating to mitochondrial donation licences

(1) No civil action, suit or proceeding lies against: (a) the Commonwealth; or (b) a person (a protected person) covered by an item of the following table; in respect of loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered by another person as a result of anything done, or omitted to be done, by a protected person in relation to a matter mentioned in the relevant item:

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Immunity from civil actions relating to mitochondrial donation licences</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Protected persons</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Protected matters</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>any of the following persons:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the Minister;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the Secretary;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a person to whom powers or functions are delegated under subsection</span><span> </span><span>29A(8);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) an inspector;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) an officer or employee of the Department;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) a member of the NHMRC Licensing Committee;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) the CEO or an employee of the NHMRC;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) a member of a HREC</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the performance or purported performance, or the exercise or purported exercise, of the person’s functions, duties or powers under the following in so far as they relate to mitochondrial donation licences:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) this Act or a legislative instrument made under it;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002</span><span> or a legislative instrument made under that Act</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>a person who the NHMRC Licensing Committee requests, or purportedly requests, to provide advice as mentioned in subsection</span><span> </span><span>28J(4) or 28P(5A)</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the provision, or purported provision, by the person of advice in response to such a request</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>a person who gives, or purportedly gives, information to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph</span><span> </span><span>28R(5)(b)</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the giving, or purported giving, of the information by the person</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>