Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsProtection for Commonwealth and biosecurity industry participants
(1) No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth, or a person who is or was a biosecurity industry participant (the first person ), in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith:
(a) by the first person:
(i) in carrying out biosecurity activities as a biosecurity industry participant in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the first person; or
(ii) in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1); or
(b) by another person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance to the first person in carrying out biosecurity activities, or in complying with a direction, as referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth, or a person who is or was a biosecurity industry participant, in relation to anything done by an animal used by the person:
(a) in carrying out biosecurity activities as a biosecurity industry participant in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the person; or
(b) in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1).
Protection for persons assisting biosecurity industry participants
(3) No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance to a biosecurity industry participant:
(a) in carrying out biosecurity activities in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the biosecurity industry participant; or
(b) in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1).
(4) This section is subject to the following provisions:
(a) section 27 (acquisition of property);
(b) section 307 (undue detention or delay of vessel);
(c) section 326 (damage to electronic equipment).