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Civil Liability Act 2003
sec.33IProceeding against nominee of unincorporated institution
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### sec.33I Proceeding against nominee of unincorporated institution
The following apply if, under section 33H , there is a nominee for an institution—
a proceeding for an abuse claim may be started or continued against the nominee;
any liability of the institution under the court’s decision on the abuse claim is incurred by the nominee;
anything done by the institution is taken to have been done by the nominee;
a duty or obligation of the institution in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the nominee;
the institution must continue to participate in the proceeding and a court may make an order or give a direction relating to the institution as if it were a person;
a court may make a substantive finding in the proceeding against the institution as if it were a person;
the nominee may rely on any defence or immunity that would be available to the institution as a defendant in the proceeding if the institution were a person;
any right of the institution to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the nominee;
if there is more than 1 nominee, the nominees must file a single defence and proceed as a single defendant.
s 33I ins 2019 No. 34 s 4
- (a) a proceeding for an abuse claim may be started or continued against the nominee;
- (b) any liability of the institution under the court’s decision on the abuse claim is incurred by the nominee;
- (c) anything done by the institution is taken to have been done by the nominee;
- (d) a duty or obligation of the institution in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the nominee;
- (e) the institution must continue to participate in the proceeding and a court may make an order or give a direction relating to the institution as if it were a person;
- (f) a court may make a substantive finding in the proceeding against the institution as if it were a person;
- (g) the nominee may rely on any defence or immunity that would be available to the institution as a defendant in the proceeding if the institution were a person;
- (h) any right of the institution to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the nominee;
- (i) if there is more than 1 nominee, the nominees must file a single defence and proceed as a single defendant.