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Animal Products Act 1999

Officers, powers, etc - General provisions

98: Protection of persons acting under authority of Act, etc

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"People doing their job under this law are protected from getting in trouble unfairly."

If you are an animal product officer, official assessor, or a recognised person employed under the Public Service Act 2020, you are protected by law. You will not be in trouble for doing something or not doing something as part of your job, unless you do it on purpose or without a good reason. This means you can do your job without worrying about getting in trouble, as long as you are acting in good faith and with reasonable cause.

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Part 7Officers, powers, etc
General provisions

98Protection of persons acting under authority of Act, etc

  1. No animal product officer, official assessor, recognised person employed under the Public Service Act 2020, or any person called on to assist an officer, official assessor, or recognised person who does any act or omits to do any act in pursuance of any of the functions or powers conferred on that officer, assessor, or person by or under this Act is under any civil or criminal liability in respect of that act or omission, unless the officer, assessor, or person has acted, or omitted to act, in bad faith or without reasonable cause.

Notes
  • Section 98: amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).
  • Section 98: amended, on , by section 5(8) of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 26).