MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 487 Liability for identification tests

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 487

    No civil or criminal liability is incurred, by a person who carries out or helps to carry out an identification test under this Act, in respect of a thing done by the person if:

  (a)   it was properly and necessarily done in good faith in carrying out or helping to carry out the identification test; and

  (b)   the person believed on reasonable grounds that the identification test was carried out in accordance with this Act.

Note:   This section does not provide any protection in respect of action taken maliciously.