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Country Fire Authority Act 1958
95Immunity provision for persons acting under certain circumstances
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95 Immunity provision for persons acting under certain circumstances
(1) A person complying with any direction given under this Act is not personally liable for any thing done or omitted to be done in accordance with the direction and in good faith.
(2) A person requesting or consenting to the doing of any act, matter or thing by the members of a brigade is not personally liable for any thing done or omitted to be done—
(a) in the exercise of a power or the discharge of a duty under this Act or the regulations; or
(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a power or the discharge of a duty under this Act or the regulations.
(3) Any liability resulting from an act or omission that would but for subsection (1) or (2) attach to a person to whom subsection (1) or (2) applies attaches to the Authority.
No. 5040 s. 72.
S. 96 amended by Nos 50/1989
s. 3(c), 39/1992 s. 3(b).