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Section 53 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Actions taken to prevent harm
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53 Actions taken to prevent harm Where a person ( person A ) harms another person ( person B ) by taking any action necessary to protect person B or any other person from harm,— (a) person A does not commit an offence under this Act; and (b) if person A is a worker, the PCBU for whom person A carries out work does not commit an offence under this Act. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 51
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