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MARITIME AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 21 - SECT 79

79 Amendment of s 139 (Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses)

(1) Section 139, heading, 'and witnesses'--

omit, insert--

', witnesses and others'.

(2) Section 139--

insert--

'(4) A person whose services are made available to a board of inquiry as mentioned in section 134(a) is not civilly liable for an act or omission done honestly and without negligence in providing services to the board for the conduct of the inquiry.

'(5) If subsection (4) prevents a civil liability attaching to a person, the liability attaches instead to the State.'.


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