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Trade Marks Act 2002

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157: Protection of persons acting under authority of Act

You could also call this:

"Protection for people following the rules of this law"

You are protected from legal trouble if you do something, or don't do something, for the purpose of certain sections of this law. This protection applies to the government, the chief executive, and any Customs officer.

The sections of the law that this protection covers are 135A, 135B, and 146 to 156. It also covers any rules made for these sections.

However, this protection doesn't apply if you acted in bad faith. This means if you did something wrong on purpose, you can still get in trouble.

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157Protection of persons acting under authority of Act

  1. The Crown, the chief executive, or any Customs officer is not under any criminal or civil liability in respect of anything done or omitted to be done for the purposes of any of sections 135A, 135B, and 146 to 156 or any regulations made for the purposes of those sections.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply if the Crown, the chief executive, or the Customs officer has acted in bad faith.

Notes
  • Section 157(1): amended, on , by section 104 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 (2016 No 90).