New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 136A

136A Reliance on advice

(1) In exercising any function under this Act or the regulations, the Minister, TfNSW or RMS is entitled to rely (wholly or partly) on a certificate, report or other form of advice obtained from an appropriately qualified person engaged for that purpose.

(2) The Minister, the State, TfNSW, RMS and any person acting on behalf of the Minister, the State, TfNSW or RMS do not incur any liability as a consequence of the Minister, TfNSW or RMS being satisfied of a matter by relying on advice referred to in this section.