131Protection for persons acting in accordance with Act

#### 131 Protection for persons acting in accordance with Act 131 Protection for persons acting in accordance with Act > > (1) This section applies if a person, in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, does a thing— > > > > > (a) in accordance with this Act, or > > > > > (b) believing on reasonable grounds the thing is done in accordance with this Act. > > > (2) The person does not incur— > > > > > (a) civil liability for doing the thing, or > > > > > (b) criminal liability under this Act for doing the thing. > > > (3) The doing of the thing is not to be regarded as— > > > > > (a) a contravention of professional ethics or standards or principles of conduct applicable to the person’s employment, or > > > > > (b) unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct for the purposes of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. > > > (4) In this section, a reference to the doing of a thing includes a reference to an omission to do a thing.