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s 48

Protection from liability

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Part 5Gathering information
Division 3Where information or documents are volunteered

48 Protection from liability

If:

(a)

a person voluntarily gives information or produces a document to a person exercising powers or performing functions under this Act, or assisting another person in the exercise of powers or performance of functions under this Act; and

(b)

the person does so in the honest and reasonable belief that the information or document is relevant to an inquiry conducted by the Inspector in accordance with a direction of the Minister under section 11; and

(c)

the person does not commit an offence under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 in doing so; and

(d)

the person does not commit an offence under Part IIIB of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 in doing so;

the person is not liable:

(e)

to any proceedings for contravening any other law because of that conduct; or

(f)

to civil proceedings for loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered by another person because of that conduct; or

(g)

to disciplinary action, or to a disciplinary sanction, of any kind because of that conduct.

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