Except as provided in part 6 (Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct), part 7 (Workplace entry by WHS entry permit-holders) and division 13.7 (WHS civil penalty provisions), nothing in this Act is to be construed as—
(a) conferring a right of action in a civil proceeding in relation to a contravention of a provision of this Act; or
(b) conferring a defence to an action in a civil proceeding or otherwise affecting a right of action in a civil proceeding; or
(c) affecting the extent (if any) to which a right
of action arises, or a civil proceeding may be brought, in relation to
breaches of duties or obligations imposed by regulation.