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MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 - SECT 238

Protection from liability

    (1)     A harbour master, or any other person exercising the functions of a harbour master, is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith—

        (a)     in the exercise of a power or the performance of a function under or in connection with this Chapter or a direction in the regulations; or

        (b)     in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a power or the performance of a function under or in connection with this Chapter or a direction in the regulations.

    (2)     Any liability resulting from an act or omission that would, but for subsection (1), attach to a harbour master or person exercising the functions of a harbour master, attaches instead to the port management body, local port manager or waterway manager by which the harbour master or person is engaged.

Chapter 7—Pilotage

Part 7.1—Provision of pilotage services



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