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In forceProtection from liability
Part 7Miscellaneous
88 Protection from liability
(1)
A public officer is not civilly liable for conduct engaged in honestly and without recklessness—
(a)
in the exercise of a function under this Act; or
(b)
in the reasonable belief that the conduct was in the exercise of a function under this Act.
(2)
Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the public officer attaches instead to the Territory.
(3)
In this section:
conduct means an act or omission to do an act.
public officer means—
(a)
the Minister; or
(b)
the registrar; or
(c)
an inspector appointed under section 71; or
(d)
a public servant exercising a function under this Act.
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