sec.33GLiability of current office holder of unincorporated institution

### sec.33G Liability of current office holder of unincorporated institution This section applies if— a person (the claimant ) suffered abuse as a child by a person associated with an institution (the associated person ) while the claimant was under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution; and the claimant has or had a cause of action against a person (the former office holder ) who held an office of authority in the institution (the relevant office ) when the cause of action accrued, founded on the former office holder’s responsibility for the institution or for the associated person; and the institution was an unincorporated body when the cause of action accrued; and the institution is an unincorporated body; and the former office holder no longer holds the relevant office; and the claimant would be able to maintain an action on the cause of action if the former office holder still held the relevant office. A proceeding for the claimant’s cause of action may be started or continued against the current holder of the relevant office (the current office holder ) in the name of the office. The following apply for the purpose of a proceeding started or continued under subsection (2) — any liability that the former office holder has or would have had in relation to the cause of action is taken to be a liability of the current office holder; anything done by the former office holder is taken to have been done by the current office holder; a duty or obligation that the former office holder would have had in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the current office holder; the current office holder may rely on any defence or immunity that would have been available to the former office holder as a defendant in the proceeding; any right of the former office holder to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the current office holder. s 33G ins 2019 No. 34 s 4 (sec.33G-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the claimant ) suffered abuse as a child by a person associated with an institution (the associated person ) while the claimant was under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution; and the claimant has or had a cause of action against a person (the former office holder ) who held an office of authority in the institution (the relevant office ) when the cause of action accrued, founded on the former office holder’s responsibility for the institution or for the associated person; and the institution was an unincorporated body when the cause of action accrued; and the institution is an unincorporated body; and the former office holder no longer holds the relevant office; and the claimant would be able to maintain an action on the cause of action if the former office holder still held the relevant office. (sec.33G-ssec.2) A proceeding for the claimant’s cause of action may be started or continued against the current holder of the relevant office (the current office holder ) in the name of the office. (sec.33G-ssec.3) The following apply for the purpose of a proceeding started or continued under subsection (2) — any liability that the former office holder has or would have had in relation to the cause of action is taken to be a liability of the current office holder; anything done by the former office holder is taken to have been done by the current office holder; a duty or obligation that the former office holder would have had in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the current office holder; the current office holder may rely on any defence or immunity that would have been available to the former office holder as a defendant in the proceeding; any right of the former office holder to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the current office holder. - (a) a person (the claimant ) suffered abuse as a child by a person associated with an institution (the associated person ) while the claimant was under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution; and - (b) the claimant has or had a cause of action against a person (the former office holder ) who held an office of authority in the institution (the relevant office ) when the cause of action accrued, founded on the former office holder’s responsibility for the institution or for the associated person; and - (c) the institution was an unincorporated body when the cause of action accrued; and - (d) the institution is an unincorporated body; and - (e) the former office holder no longer holds the relevant office; and - (f) the claimant would be able to maintain an action on the cause of action if the former office holder still held the relevant office. - (a) any liability that the former office holder has or would have had in relation to the cause of action is taken to be a liability of the current office holder; - (b) anything done by the former office holder is taken to have been done by the current office holder; - (c) a duty or obligation that the former office holder would have had in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the current office holder; - (d) the current office holder may rely on any defence or immunity that would have been available to the former office holder as a defendant in the proceeding; - (e) any right of the former office holder to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the current office holder.