17Immunity of Electricity Reform Co-ordinator and persons to whom requests are made

17 Immunity of Electricity Reform Co-ordinator and persons to whom requests are made

(1)  In this section –

relevant person, in relation to a State-owned electricity entity, means –

(a) a member of the board of directors of the State-owned electricity entity; and

(b) the chief executive officer of the State-owned electricity entity; and

(c) any officer, employee, or agent, of the State-owned electricity entity.

(2)  The Electricity Reform Co-ordinator is indemnified by the Crown against any liability incurred by him or her in relation to –

(a) an action taken by him or her; or

(b) a failure by him or her to take an action –

if the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator took the action in good faith, or failed in good faith to take the action, in the belief that taking the action, or failing to take the action, was necessary, or convenient, for the purposes of performing the functions, or exercising the powers, of the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator and was not prohibited under section 9(5) .

(3)  A relevant person in relation to a State-owned electricity entity to which a request is made under section 15 is indemnified by the Crown against any liability incurred by the person in relation to –

(a) an action taken by the person in relation to the request; or

(b) a failure by the person to take an action in relation to the request –

if the person took the action in good faith, or failed in good faith to take the action, in the belief that taking the action, or failing to take the action, was necessary or convenient to comply with the request.