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215X Protection from liability
(1) This section applies to the following persons (protected persons):
(a) the Inspector‑General;
(b) an authorised compliance officer;
(c) a delegate of the Inspector‑General;
(d) a person who is authorised to perform a function or exercise a power of, or on behalf of, the Inspector‑General;
(e) a person assisting the Inspector‑General or a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d) in performing the Inspector‑General’s functions or exercising the Inspector‑General’s powers.
(2) A protected person is not liable to civil proceedings for loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered by another person as a result of anything done by the protected person in good faith in the performance or purported performance of a function or duty conferred by this Act, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power conferred by this Act.