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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
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179 Protection from liability for board members etc
official means—
(a) a board member; or
(b) the secretary.
(2) An official, or anyone engaging in conduct under the direction of an
official, is not civilly liable for conduct engaged in honestly and not
recklessly—
(a) in the exercise of a function under this Act; or
(b) in the reasonable belief that the conduct was in the exercise of a
function under this Act.
(3) Any liability that would, apart from this section, attach to a person
attaches to the Territory.