Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
176Liability of persons performing functions under this Act
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176 Liability of persons performing functions under this Act
(1) This section applies to the following persons:
(a) the Commissioner or a delegate of the Commissioner;
(b) the Secretary to the Commissioner and any member of the staff of the Commissioner;
(c) [Section 176 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 44, Applied:05 Nov 2021] a member of the Tribunal;
(d) [Section 176 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 44, Applied:05 Nov 2021] . . . . . . . .
(e) [Section 176 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 44, Applied:05 Nov 2021] . . . . . . . .
(f) the Registrar;
(g) [Section 176 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 44, Applied:05 Nov 2021] . . . . . . . .
(h) a medical professional.
(2) [Section 176 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 44, Applied:05 Nov 2021] No liability attaches to a person to whom this section applies for an act or omission by the person in good faith and in the exercise or purported exercise of a power or in the performance or discharge, or purported performance or discharge, of a function or duty under this Act of the person or medical panel of which the person is a member.