sec.241Protecting prescribed persons from liability

sec.241 Protecting prescribed persons from liability

A prescribed person 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 a prescribed person, the liability attaches instead to the State. This section does not apply to a prescribed person if the person is also a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 . For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 . In this section— prescribed person means— an authorised person for a QEC approved service within the meaning of section 130 ; or an authorised person for a relevant service within the meaning of section 221 ; or a person acting under the direction of any of the following— the chief executive; a public service officer or employee; a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . s 241 amd 2014 No. 62 s 25 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.241-ssec.1) A prescribed person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.241-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a prescribed person, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.241-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a prescribed person if the person is also a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 . For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 . (sec.241-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed person means— an authorised person for a QEC approved service within the meaning of section 130 ; or an authorised person for a relevant service within the meaning of section 221 ; or a person acting under the direction of any of the following— the chief executive; a public service officer or employee; a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .

• (a) an authorised person for a QEC approved service within the meaning of section 130 ; or
• (b) an authorised person for a relevant service within the meaning of section 221 ; or
• (c) a person acting under the direction of any of the following— (i) the chief executive; (ii) a public service officer or employee; (iii) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
• (i) the chief executive;
• (ii) a public service officer or employee;
• (iii) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
• (i) the chief executive;
• (ii) a public service officer or employee;
• (iii) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .