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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
101AGuardian ad litem—exclusion of personal liability
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#### 101A Guardian ad litem—exclusion of personal liability
101A Guardian ad litem—exclusion of personal liability
> > (1) Anything done or omitted to be done by a member of the Guardian Ad Litem Panel who is appointed by the Children’s Court as a guardian ad litem does not subject the member personally to any action, liability, claim or demand if the thing was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purposes of exercising his or her functions as a guardian ad litem under this Act.
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> > (2) However, any such liability attaches instead to the Crown.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> **s 101A:** Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 3. Am 2013 No 47, Sch 2.5 \[5\]; 2015 No 29, Sch 3 \[10\]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.8\[12\]; 2021 No 45, Sch 3\[4\].