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Disaster Management Act 2003
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### sec.144 Protection from liability
Other than as provided for under part 11 , civil liability does not attach to the State, a Minister, a local government or an official because of anything done or omitted to be done under this Act in good faith without reckless disregard for the possible occurrence of the personal injury or loss or damage to property from which liability would arise, if this section did not apply.
This section does not stop a person further limiting the person’s liability for an act or omission by relying on a provision of the Civil Liability Act 2003 .
In this section—
official means all of the following—
a member of the QDMC, a district group or a local group;
a declared disaster officer;
a person authorised under this Act to exercise rescue powers;
a person required to give reasonable help under section 77 (1) (q) or 112 (3) (g) .
s 144 amd 2014 No. 17 s 50 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.144-ssec.1) Other than as provided for under part 11 , civil liability does not attach to the State, a Minister, a local government or an official because of anything done or omitted to be done under this Act in good faith without reckless disregard for the possible occurrence of the personal injury or loss or damage to property from which liability would arise, if this section did not apply.
(sec.144-ssec.2) This section does not stop a person further limiting the person’s liability for an act or omission by relying on a provision of the Civil Liability Act 2003 .
(sec.144-ssec.3) In this section— official means all of the following— a member of the QDMC, a district group or a local group; a declared disaster officer; a person authorised under this Act to exercise rescue powers; a person required to give reasonable help under section 77 (1) (q) or 112 (3) (g) .
- (a) a member of the QDMC, a district group or a local group;
- (b) a declared disaster officer;
- (c) a person authorised under this Act to exercise rescue powers;
- (d) a person required to give reasonable help under section 77 (1) (q) or 112 (3) (g) .