Disability Services Act 2006
sec.236Protecting officials from liability
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sec.236 Protecting officials from liability
An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. In this section— official means— the Minister; or the chief executive; or a public service employee; or a member of a Ministerial advisory committee; or a person acting under the direction of an official. s 236 amd 2014 No. 12 s 68 (sec.236-ssec.1) An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.236-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.236-ssec.3) In this section— official means— the Minister; or the chief executive; or a public service employee; or a member of a Ministerial advisory committee; or a person acting under the direction of an official.
- (a) the Minister; or
- (b) the chief executive; or
- (c) a public service employee; or
- (d) a member of a Ministerial advisory committee; or
- (e) a person acting under the direction of an official.