Section 136B — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Powers conferred personally

(1) A power conferred on a judge by this Division is conferred on the judge:

(a) in a personal capacity; and

(b) not as a court or a member of a court.

Powers need not be accepted

(2) The judge need not accept the power conferred.

Protection and immunity

(3) A judge exercising a power conferred by this Division has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were exercising the power:

(a) as the court of which the judge is a member; or

(b) as a member of the court of which the judge is a member.

Related sections

• s 135Z — Issue of search warrants
• s 136 — Search warrants by telephone, fax etc.
• s 136A — Offence relating to warrants by telephone, fax etc.
• s 137 — Limit on occupational liability
• s 137A — Contributory acts or omissions to reduce compensation in defective goods actions
• s 137B — Reduction of the amount of loss or damage if the claimant fails to take reasonable care

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