398Exclusion of Crown liability

#### 398 Exclusion of Crown liability 398 Exclusion of Crown liability > > (1) Neither the Crown nor any other person is subject to any action, liability, claim or demand arising— > > > > > (a) from the unavailability of water, or > > > > > (b) from any failure in the quantity or quality of water, or > > > > > (c) from the release of water for environmental purposes, > > > > as a consequence of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith by the Minister, by a prescribed authority or by any person acting on behalf of the Minister or a prescribed authority, in the exercise of any functions under this Act or the [Water NSW Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-074). > > > (2) Neither the Crown nor any other person is subject to any action, liability, claim or demand arising as a consequence of— > > > > > (a) the use in good faith of any water management work, or > > > > > (b) the release in good faith of water from any water management work, > > > > by the Minister, by a prescribed authority or by any person acting on behalf of the Minister or a prescribed authority, in the exercise of any functions under this Act or the [Water NSW Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-074). > > > (3) In this section, prescribed authority means— > > > > > (a) the Ministerial Corporation, or > > > > > (b) a water supply authority, or > > > > > (c) Water NSW. > > **s 398:** Am 2003 No 40, Sch 2.30 \[4\]; 2004 No 40, Sch 3.21 \[3\] \[4\]; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.43 \[6\] \[7\]; 2018 No 31, Sch 1\[81\]; 2019 No 1, Sch 2.34.