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Section 487 — Liability for identification tests
CurrentPart 9—Miscellaneous · Division 2—Other · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
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Section 487 — Liability for identification tests
487 Liability for identification tests 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.

