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In forceProtection from criminal responsibility—officer of issuing agency
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298 Protection from criminal responsibility—officer of issuing agency
(1)
A person who does something under division 1 or 2 that, apart from this section, would be an offence, is not criminally responsible for the offence, if the thing is done to give effect to a birth certificate approval.
(2)
Also, the chief executive officer, or an officer, of an issuing agency who does something that, apart from this section, would be an offence, is not criminally responsible for the offence if the thing is done to comply with a request under section 294 or a direction under section 297.
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