Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001 - (Extract Only) (126 of 2001)

Part 2   Validation of certain actions

7   No proceedings in respect of action to which this Part applies

 

(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.