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PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002 - SECT 221

Protection from suits etc. for those complying with orders

  (1)   No action, suit or proceeding lies against:

  (a)   a * financial institution; or

  (b)   an * officer, employee or * agent of the institution acting in the course of that person's employment or agency;

in relation to any action taken by the institution or person in complying with a * monitoring order or in the mistaken belief that action was required under the order.

  (2)   A * financial institution, or person who is an * officer, employee or * agent of a financial institution, who provides information under a * monitoring order is taken, for the purposes of Part   10.2 of the Criminal Code (offences relating to money - laundering), not to have been in possession of that information at any time.



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