sec.174Protecting officials from liability

sec.174 Protecting officials from liability

An official 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 an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. This section— does not apply to an official who is a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 ; and For protection from civil liability for prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see section 269 of that Act. applies to a hub design body only in relation to the performance of a function of the hub design body under this Act that is prescribed by regulation. s 174 amd 2025 No. 30 s 73 sch 1 (sec.174-ssec.1) An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.174-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.174-ssec.3) This section— does not apply to an official who is a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 ; and For protection from civil liability for prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see section 269 of that Act. applies to a hub design body only in relation to the performance of a function of the hub design body under this Act that is prescribed by regulation.

• (a) does not apply to an official who is a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 ; and Note— For protection from civil liability for prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see section 269 of that Act.
• (b) applies to a hub design body only in relation to the performance of a function of the hub design body under this Act that is prescribed by regulation.