Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:644
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 644
Character Range: 1029531–1032225

644  Protection from civil proceedings

Protection for the Commonwealth and protected persons
 (1) No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth or a protected person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith:
 (a) by a protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act; or
 (b) by a person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance, information or a document to a protected person, as a result of a request, direction or other requirement made by the protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.
 (2) No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth or a protected person in relation to anything done by an animal used by a protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.

Protection for persons assisting protected persons
 (3) No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance, information or a document to a protected person, as a result of a request, direction or other requirement made by the protected person in the performance or purported performance of a function, or the exercise or purported exercise of a power, conferred by this Act.

Protection for persons complying with emergency directions
 (4) No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in complying with a direction given under section 446 that applies to the person.

Relationship to certain other provisions
 (5) This section is subject to the following provisions:
 (a) section 27 (acquisition of property);
 (b) section 307 (undue detention or delay of vessel);
 (c) section 326 (damage to electronic equipment).

Meaning of protected person
 (6) Protected person means a person who is, or was, any of the following:
 (a) the Agriculture Minister;
 (b) the Health Minister;
 (c) the Director of Biosecurity;
 (d) the Director of Human Biosecurity;
 (da) the Inspector‑General;
 (e) a biosecurity officer;
 (f) a biosecurity enforcement officer;
 (g) a chief human biosecurity officer;
 (h) a human biosecurity officer;
 (i) an officer or employee of the Agriculture Department or the Health Department;
 (j) a person who is performing functions or exercising powers under Chapter 8 (biosecurity emergencies);
 (k) a person who is appointed as an analyst under section 637.