AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 85

85. Immunity in relation to police dogs

      (1) A police-dog handler who enters, or is on or in, a particular place in the performance of his or her duties as a police officer, may do so accompanied by a police dog.

      (2) A police-dog handler or any other police officer accompanying the police-dog handler acting under subsection (1) does not incur any personal liability for any injury or damage arising from the presence of a police dog.

      (3) A liability that, but for subsection (2), would lie against a police-dog handler or any other police officer lies against the Crown.



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