(1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.
(2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be:
(a) prosecuted for an offence; or
(b) subject to civil proceedings for a civil penalty order under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act; or
(c) given an infringement notice under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
(3) The protection in subsection (2) does not apply to an authority of the Crown.