sec.96Liability for acts of authorised officers, and related matters

sec.96 Liability for acts of authorised officers, and related matters

If a person is appointed as an authorised officer by a delegate of an airport lessor— the person is not an officer, employee or agent of the airport lessor only because of that appointment; and the airport lessor is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, by the person as an authorised officer. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an airport lessor, the liability attaches instead to the delegate. An authorised officer is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, by the officer for an airport operator honestly and without negligence. If subsection (3) prevents a civil liability attaching to an authorised officer, the liability attaches instead to the airport operator that appointed the officer. (sec.96-ssec.1) If a person is appointed as an authorised officer by a delegate of an airport lessor— the person is not an officer, employee or agent of the airport lessor only because of that appointment; and the airport lessor is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, by the person as an authorised officer. (sec.96-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an airport lessor, the liability attaches instead to the delegate. (sec.96-ssec.3) An authorised officer is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, by the officer for an airport operator honestly and without negligence. (sec.96-ssec.4) If subsection (3) prevents a civil liability attaching to an authorised officer, the liability attaches instead to the airport operator that appointed the officer.

• (a) the person is not an officer, employee or agent of the airport lessor only because of that appointment; and
• (b) the airport lessor is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, by the person as an authorised officer.