178Protection from liability

178 Protection from liability

(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been—

(a) the Commissioner; or

(b) a member of the staff of the Commission; or

(c) another person (other than a person referred to in paragraph (b)) acting under the authority of the Commission, the Board or the Commissioner; or

(d) the Chief Conciliator within the meaning of the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 as in force immediately before 1 October 2009; or

(e) a member of the Commission before 1 October 2009.

(2) A person to whom this section applies is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith—

(a) in the performance of a function or duty or the exercise of a power under this Act; or

(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the performance of a function or duty or the exercise of a power under this Act; or

(c) in the provision of information or advice in relation to this or any other Act or any Commonwealth Act or any Act of another State or of a Territory.

(3) Any liability resulting from an act or omission that, but for subsection (2), would attach to a person to whom this section applies attaches instead to the Commission.