Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted to be done by the person in good faith when acting, or purportedly acting, in an official capacity.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart from that subsection, have for the act or omission.
(3) This section does not derogate from Part VIIA of the Police Administration Act .
(4) If a person is alleged to have acted in bad faith when acting, or purportedly acting, in an official capacity, a civil or criminal proceeding for the act may only be brought by leave of the Supreme Court.
(5) The Supreme Court is not to grant leave unless satisfied there are substantial reasons for believing the person acted in bad faith.