Protection of cash dealers, reporting entities and other persons
8 Protection of cash dealers, reporting entities and other persons
An action, suit or proceeding does not lie against a cash dealer or reporting entity in relation to anything done by the cash dealer or reporting entity if the thing —
was required under this Act; or
was done in the mistaken belief that it was required under this Act.
An action, suit or proceeding does not lie against an officer, employee or agent of a cash dealer or reporting entity in relation to anything done by the person in the course of the person’s appointment, employment or agency if the thing —
was required under this Act; or
was done in the mistaken belief that it was required under this Act.
If a cash dealer or reporting entity, or a person who is an officer, employee or agent of a cash dealer or reporting entity, communicates or gives information or produces documents under the FTR Act section 16, the AMLCTF Act section 41, 43 or 45, or section 6, 6A or 7 of this Act, the cash dealer, reporting entity or person is taken, for the purposes of The Criminal Code section 563A (Property laundering), not to have been in possession of the information at any time.
[Section 8 amended: No. 25 of 2018 s. 9.]
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