If you do something or don't do something and you are not liable under sections 164 to 166, the Crown is also not liable. The Crown means the government and some organisations that work for the government, like Crown entities and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. When the Crown is not liable, it means you cannot sue the Crown for something that person did or did not do, as long as that person is also not liable.
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166: Other immunities in relation to exercise of entry, search, or surveillance powers, or
"Protection from being sued if you help with a search or surveillance in a reasonable and honest way"
168: Relationship between sections 164 to 167 and other enactments, or
"How sections 164 to 167 work with other laws"
If any person is immune from civil liability under any of sections 164 to 166 in respect of anything done or omitted to be done, the Crown is also immune from civil liability in tort in respect of that person's conduct.
For the purposes of this section, the Crown includes Crown entities and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
