Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.117Protection from liability
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sec.117 Protection from liability
A member of a school council does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a member of a school council, the liability attaches instead to the State. This section does not apply to a member of a school council if the member is 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 . s 117 amd 2014 No. 62 s 35 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.117-ssec.1) A member of a school council does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.117-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a member of a school council, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.117-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a member of a school council if the member is 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 .