73Personal liability

73 Personal liability

73 Personal liability

(1) A protected person is not personally subject to any liability for anything done—

(a) in good faith, and

(b) for the purpose of exercising functions under this Act.

(2) The liability instead attaches to the Crown.

(3) In this section—

done includes omitted to be done.

liability means civil liability and includes action, claim or demand.

protected person means the following—

(a) the energy security target monitor,

(b) the consumer trustee,

(c) the financial trustee, except in its capacity as the scheme financial vehicle if the financial trustee is prescribed as the scheme financial vehicle by the regulations under section 62(2),

(d) the regulator,

(e) the infrastructure planner, except in relation to the following—

(i) the administration of an access scheme in a renewable energy zone or access area,

(ii) the carrying out of construction or development of storage and network infrastructure,

(e1) the Secretary when exercising the functions of—

(i) the energy security target monitor under section 59(2), or

(ii) the consumer trustee under section 60(2),

(f) a person acting under the direction of a person or body specified in paragraphs (a)–(e1), other than the scheme financial vehicle.

s 73: Am 2023 No 49, Sch 1[12] [13]; 2025 No 80, Sch 1[44].