Christmas Island Emergency Management Ordinance 2012
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34 Protection from civil liability
(1) A person, mentioned in subsection (2), is not liable for anything done, in good faith and without reckless disregard, in the performance of a function or exercise of a power under: (a) this Ordinance; or (b) an emergency management plan; or (c) an emergency recovery plan. (2) Subsection (1) applies to: (a) the Territory Controller or his or her delegate; and (b) the Administrator, an Acting Administrator, a Deputy Administrator, or a recovery coordinator; and (c) an authorised officer; and (d) a member of the Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee; and (e) a person authorised to exercise a power under this Ordinance on behalf of the Shire Council. (3) In this section, a reference to doing anything includes a reference to not doing anything.