Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Proceedings, whether civil or criminal, may not be instituted or continued in any court, in respect of action to which this Part applies, against:
(a) the Commonwealth; or
(b) a Commonwealth officer; or
(c) any other person who acted on behalf of the Commonwealth in relation to the action.
(2) This section applies to:
(a) the institution of proceedings on or after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
(b) the continuation, on or after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, of proceedings that were instituted on or before that day.