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Immunity for failure to act

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Part 9Miscellaneous

85 Immunity for failure to act

(1)

This section applies in the following circumstances:

(a)

the Minister fails to take action in the course of doing any thing:

(i)

in the exercise of a power, or the performance of a function under this Act; or

(ii)

in the honest and reasonable belief that the Minister is exercising a power, or performing a function under this Act; or

(iii)

permitted, either expressly or by implication, to be done under this Act; or

(iv)

that the Minister honestly and reasonably believes is permitted, either expressly or by implication, to be done under this Act;

(b)

the Inspector fails to take action in the course of doing any thing:

(i)

in the exercise of a power, or the performance of a function under this Act; or

(ii)

in the honest and reasonable belief that the Inspector is exercising a power, or performing a function under this Act; or

(iii)

permitted, either expressly or by implication, to be done under this Act; or

(iv)

that the Inspector honestly and reasonably believes is permitted, either expressly or by implication, to be done under this Act;

(c)

a person fails to take action in the course of doing any thing:

(i)

permitted to be done under a delegation under section 82; or

(ii)

that the person honestly and reasonably believes is permitted to be done under a delegation under section 82.

(2)

Neither the Minister, the Inspector nor the person is liable:

(a)

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

(b)

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

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