Protection from civil proceedings
644 Protection from civil proceedings
Protection for the Commonwealth and protected persons
No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth or a protected person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith:
by a protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act; or
by a person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance, information or a document to a protected person, as a result of a request, direction or other requirement made by the protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.
No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth or a protected person in relation to anything done by an animal used by a protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.
Protection for persons assisting protected persons
No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance, information or a document to a protected person, as a result of a request, direction or other requirement made by the protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.
Protection for persons complying with emergency directions
No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in complying with a direction given under section 446 that applies to the person.
Relationship to certain other provisions
This section is subject to the following provisions:
section 27 (acquisition of property);
section 307 (undue detention or delay of vessel);
section 326 (damage to electronic equipment).
Meaning of protected person
Protected person means a person who is, or was, any of the following:
the Agriculture Minister;
the Health Minister;
the Director of Biosecurity;
the Director of Human Biosecurity;
the Inspector‑General;
the Director‑General of the CDC;
a biosecurity officer;
a biosecurity enforcement officer;
a chief human biosecurity officer;
a human biosecurity officer;
an officer or employee of the Agriculture Department or the Health Department;
an officer or employee of the Australian Centre for Disease Control;
a person who is performing functions or exercising powers under Chapter 8 (biosecurity emergencies);
a person who is appointed as an analyst under section 637.
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