Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Schedule 1 - Information gathering by participating States and self-governing Territories  

Note:

See section 14M .

PART 2 - NOTICES TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  

SECTION 14   Protection from suits etc. for those complying with notices  

14(1)    
No action, suit or proceeding lies against:


(a) a *financial institution; or


(b) an *officer, employee or *agent of the institution acting in the course of that person ' s employment or agency;

in relation to any action taken by the institution or person under a notice under clause 12 or in the mistaken belief that action was required under the notice.


14(2)    
A *financial institution, or person who is an *officer, employee or *agent of a financial institution, who provides information under a notice under clause 12 is taken, for the purposes of Part 10.2 of the Criminal Code (offences relating to money-laundering), not to have been in possession of that information at any time.




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