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Section 487 — Migration Act 1958: Liability for identification tests

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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.

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