Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012

If –

an officer of the Corporation relies on information, or professional or expert advice, given or prepared by – an employee of the Corporation who the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be reliable and competent in relation to the matters concerned; or a professional adviser or expert in relation to matters that the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be within the person's professional or expert competence; or another officer in relation to matters within the officer's authority; or a committee of officers on which the officer did not serve in relation to matters within the committee's authority; and the reliance was made – in good faith; and after making an independent assessment of the information or advice, having regard to the officer's knowledge of the Corporation and the complexity of the structure and operations of the Corporation; and the reasonableness of the officer's reliance on the information or advice arises in proceedings brought to determine whether an officer has performed a duty under this Act or an equivalent general law duty –

the officer's reliance on the information or advice is taken to be reasonable unless the contrary is proved.