Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MERIT PROTECTION (AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT 1984 No. 65, 1984 - SECT 82

82. (1) Civil proceedings do not lie against a person in respect of loss,
damage or injury of any kind suffered by another person by reason of-

   (a)  the making of an application to the Agency under this Act; or

   (b)  the making of a statement to, or the furnishing of a document or
        information to, an officer for the purposes of this Act.
(2) In sub-section (1), "officer" means-

   (a)  a member;

   (b)  a person who is a member of the staff referred to in sub-section 77
        (1); or

   (c)  a person, not being a person referred to in paragraph (b), to whom the
        Agency has delegated any of its powers or functions under section 78,
        to whom the Director has delegated any of his powers under section 79
        or who is an authorized person.