Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005
sec.294Protection from liability
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sec.294 Protection from liability
This section applies to the following persons— the Minister; a member of a committee of the board; an investigator; a person acting under the direction of an investigator; a person appointed by QCAT to conduct a health assessment under section 136 . The person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (2) prevents a liability attaching to the person, the liability attaches instead to— for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (g) —the college; or for another person mentioned in subsection (1) —the State. This section does not apply to a person who 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 294 amd 2009 No. 24 s 251 ; 2016 No. 46 s 136 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.294-ssec.1) This section applies to the following persons— the Minister; a member of a committee of the board; an investigator; a person acting under the direction of an investigator; a person appointed by QCAT to conduct a health assessment under section 136 . (sec.294-ssec.2) The person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.294-ssec.3) If subsection (2) prevents a liability attaching to the person, the liability attaches instead to— for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (g) —the college; or for another person mentioned in subsection (1) —the State. (sec.294-ssec.4) This section does not apply to a person who 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 .
- (a) the Minister;
- (c) a member of a committee of the board;
- (e) an investigator;
- (f) a person acting under the direction of an investigator;
- (g) a person appointed by QCAT to conduct a health assessment under section 136 .
- (a) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (g) —the college; or
- (b) for another person mentioned in subsection (1) —the State.