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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
9Liability of community organisations for volunteers
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9 Liability of community organisations for volunteers
(1) A liability that would, apart from this part, attach to a volunteer,
attaches instead to the community organisation for which the
volunteer was carrying out the relevant community work.
(2) A person (the injured person) who suffers death, injury, loss or
damage because of the act or omission of a volunteer may sue the
volunteer personally only if—
(a) it is clear from the circumstances of the case that the protection
given under section 8 does not apply to the case; or
(b) the injured person brings an action against the community
organisation and the community organisation disputes, in a
defence filed to the action, that it is liable for the act or omission
of the volunteer.