sec.321Protection from liability

### sec.321 Protection from liability An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. In this section— official means— a public service employee; or an adoption contract worker, counsellor or other person engaged by the chief executive; or an approved carer; or an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, or member of an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child. s 321 amd 2017 No. 44 s 92 (sec.321-ssec.1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.321-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.321-ssec.3) In this section— official means— a public service employee; or an adoption contract worker, counsellor or other person engaged by the chief executive; or an approved carer; or an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, or member of an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child. - (a) a public service employee; or - (b) an adoption contract worker, counsellor or other person engaged by the chief executive; or - (c) an approved carer; or - (d) an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, or member of an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity, for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.